My apologies ... I think I just sent a blank message to the list. Is anyone willing to explain middle passive to a middle school teacher? I wonder if it's something I see in my students' writing. Thanks! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prof. Richard Grant WAU" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 7:30:04 AM Subject: Re: ATEG Digest - 9 Mar 2015 to 10 Mar 2015 (#2015-19) This morning I discovered a study on the middle voice/middle passive. The researcher presents data showing a decline in the use of passive and a significant increase in the spread and use of the middle passive. Here’s the title: Hundt, Marianne. English Mediopassive Constructions : A Cognitive, Corpus-based Study of Their Origin, Spread, and Current Status. 2007 Richard To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/