Publications
Publication details [#58443]
Pullum, Geoffrey K. 2014. Fear and loathing of the English passive. Language & Communication 37 : 60–74. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
Journal WWW
Annotation
Though writing advisers have been disapproving the English passive since the early 20th century, evidence shows a remarkable degree of grammatical nescience amid schooled English language critics.