Journal of the Passive Voice has been

A good time was had by all who looked back at the founding, in mini-AIR, in May 1998, of the Journal of the Passive Voice (JPV):

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1998-05-09 Passivity Seen as Not Passe

The following report was prepared by Miriam Bloom, editor of our new sub-publication “The Journal of the Passive Voice”:

“A great deal of pleasure was felt when this fine letter was

received by me, who was appointed editor of the JPV.

It was written by Ross Knights”:

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‘I was struck by the offer that had been recently presented to me

via the Web to be allowed the opportunity for my work to be seen

worldwide. The goal is considered imperative that the use of active

voice will have been limited as much as possible, or will have

been be stamped out utterly. The active voice has been eschewed in

everything done by me, either written or spoken. Feelings can be

spared and diplomacy improved by the application of some simple

principles that are known to all educated speakers of English.’

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