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17387739 No.17387739 [Reply] [Original]

Signs of a shit writer

>never uses passive ever
>doesn't know how to use an em-dash
>avoids any complex language because his style guide said so
>makes detailed outlines

what else?

>> No.17387764

>posts on /lit/

>> No.17387835

>>17387764
fpbp

>> No.17387841

>>17387739
I know you're just dabbing on Orwell but you're still 100% correct.

>> No.17387850

>>17387739
When is the right time to use passive?

>> No.17387855

dialogues taking up more than 20% of the book

>> No.17387927

>>17387850
passive is best used when the actor of the sentence is not what you want to emphasize. For example, take this sentence: "The law was enacted last year." This is a passive sentence but it's ok because whomever enacted the law is not important.

If you completely avoid the passive, you're just gimping your own writing and the end product will be tedious to read.

>> No.17387948

>>17387739
gusic?

>> No.17387980

>>17387739
Why do English speakers hate the passive form so much?