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Re:When did writing in major newspapers become so bad? by alisonkisk on Monday March 08, 2021 @12:42PM (#26388824)
Is what you meant that it is suspect to have passive voice being used as a heuristic?
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Re:When did writing in major newspapers become so bad? by tim333 on Monday March 08, 2021 @01:01PM (#26389141)
The article mentions "8 use of passive voice" in the app's report.
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Re:When did writing in major newspapers become so bad? by ghaff on Monday March 08, 2021 @01:16PM (#26389351)
All these types of apps do that, sometimes with a recommended max guideline. It's not a terrible heuristic like "Never use passive voice" is. Over some threshold, there's probably too much of it.
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