Passive voice (was: Eschew, Evade, and/or Eradicate Legalese)

[Dave C <davec2468 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

What arguments do we make to management and/or document originators that passive voice is… well, bad? I’ve always found a tepid audience when trying to describe why. 

Thanks,
Dave

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> Of course, there'd still be plenty of work for us converting passive voice to active voice, structuring documents rationally, and all those other things we do that add value.
> [Mike Starr]



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