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A comment on George Orwell's 6 rules for writing (2018; originally published in 1946). Parent comment

Re:George Orwell's 6 rules for writing (2018; originally pub... by pjdesno on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:48AM (#34710768)
The best and most memorable advice I've seen on this, unfortunately more memorable than the name of the author:

Entomologists write "bees carry pollen". Botanists write "pollen is carried by bees".

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Re:George Orwell's 6 rules for writing (2018; originally pub... by bdowling on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @12:27PM (#34711441)
In case it isn’t obvious, the lesson here is that passive voice can be used to place the important thing first in a sentence.
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