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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... #127581 04/20/2004 11:01 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Asp: I started to comment on the passive voice when I wrote those two replacement suggestions, then decided not to. Like you, I don't like the passive voice, mbut there are times when it comes in pretty handy. I have written entire pay entitlement manuals ( several hundred pages of regulations!) with absolutely no passive voice in them, but I'll admit there were times when it would have been easier to use it. TEd TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Speaking of misplaced modifiers... AnnaStrophic 04/20/2004 6:55 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Faldage 04/20/2004 7:02 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... TEd Remington 04/20/2004 7:19 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... AnnaStrophic 04/20/2004 8:44 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... TEd Remington 04/20/2004 11:01 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Jackie 04/21/2004 12:15 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Buffalo Shrdlu 04/21/2004 1:17 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Faldage 04/21/2004 1:19 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... tang 04/26/2004 12:07 AM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... jheem 04/21/2004 1:22 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced passivefiers... Faldage 04/21/2004 1:26 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced passivefiers... jheem 04/21/2004 1:31 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... AnnaStrophic 04/21/2004 3:40 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... jheem 04/21/2004 5:03 PM Speaking of passsive... musick 04/21/2004 6:03 PM Re: Speaking of passsive... AnnaStrophic 04/21/2004 6:26 PM Re: Speaking of pas[s]sive aggregates... jheem 04/21/2004 6:35 PM Sone muschticke. musick 04/21/2004 7:37 PM Re: Sone muschticke. maverick 04/22/2004 4:20 PM Re: Sone muschticke. AnnaStrophic 04/22/2004 5:35 PM 'SMAVelous 'SASPirates musick 04/22/2004 11:47 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... nancyk 04/21/2004 4:44 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... jheem 04/21/2004 4:58 PM Shucks, Nancy AnnaStrophic 04/21/2004 5:48 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Sparteye 04/23/2004 1:16 AM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... TEd Remington 04/25/2004 9:57 PM Re: Speaking of misplaced modifiers... Faldage 04/25/2004 11:56 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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