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trumbitta2 on Oct 26, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Write like you talk

> "It was wrong to do that" instead of "You were wrong to do that"

Technically true, because it's passive. But still, you'd be using "It was wrong to do that" because it becomes impersonal, more than passive.

unavoidable on Oct 26, 2015 | [–]

The example doesn't really change.

> "The code was broken" instead of "You broke the code" serves the same function.

DanBC on Oct 26, 2015 | [–]

What's the passive version of "you were wrong to do that"?

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