Double passives, real grammar, and finding fault

Alexander M Zoltai:

Today’s Re-Blog poses some interesting issues of grammar yet it’s really flirting with you to come visit the Macmillan Dictionary Blog :-)

Originally posted on Sentence first:

At Macmillan Dictionary Blog I’ve been writing about double passives, beliefs about grammar, and usage criticism. Excerpts and links follow.

In The double passive is suggested to be avoided (sometimes), I look at a construction often criticised in writing manuals, reporting on why double passives are...