tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post3152901084351734115..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Passive loathingJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-32039579289109845272014-01-12T07:56:58.635-06:002014-01-12T07:56:58.635-06:00The "long passive" is also stigmatized a...The "long passive" is also stigmatized as wordy, awkward, etc... Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-41774687024828902402014-01-10T20:16:25.330-06:002014-01-10T20:16:25.330-06:00While the Language Loggers make great sense when t...While the Language Loggers make great sense when they argue, I often feel I don't know the descriptive system they're using. That is, they appeal to a consensus which is not as firm as they imply. Here, Pullum is introducing new terminology as he goes:<br /><br /><i>When a passive clause has a by-phrase,<br />as in (4a), I will call it a long passive. The kind that does not, as in (4b), Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com