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ERIC Number: EJ547142
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2816
In Defense of the Passive Voice in Legal Writing.
Coleman, Brady
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v27 n2 p191-203 1997
States that, although the passive voice may be overused in legal prose, legal writing guidebooks undervalue its uses. Introduces the passive voice and gives some possible reasons for its use. Outlines the many situations when the passive is more appropriate than the active voice. (PA)
Descriptors: Guides, Language Usage, Technical Writing, Verbs, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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