On Oct 19, 2017, at 12:00 AM, ATEG automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Topics of the day:
1. McSweeney's piece on making the active passive
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:39:49 -0400
From: Nick Carbone <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: McSweeney's piece on making the active passive
This might be fun to teach from or with:
An Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar
by Vijith Assar
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-interactive-guide-to-ambiguous-grammar
The writer walks through a series of edits to "The quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog," each edited, with explanation, making the sentence more
passive and unaccountable.
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nick.carbone at gmail dot com
http://ncarbone.blogspot.com
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