In an abstract being read by me just now, it was written that the phenomena in question "are underlain by" a certain process.
The author should be informed that there are some circumstances where either the passive voice must be abandoned or the sentence rephrased.
*shudder*
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Passive-aggressive
Posted by StyleyGeek at 5:45 PM
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