NaevaTheRat [she/her]@vegantheoryclub.org to Australian NewsEnglish · 15 days agoE-bike rider killed in collision with police carwww.smh.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkE-bike rider killed in collision with police carwww.smh.com.auNaevaTheRat [she/her]@vegantheoryclub.org to Australian NewsEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square12linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareguillemlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-215 days agoAdding that the passive voice is still used if the victim is a cop. Examples from the same outlet: Officer shot dead Officer killed Officer killed Language can be misused but I don’t think it’s the case here. And I guess using the active voice in traffic accidents crashes before they are investigated would need unnecessary sprinkling of “allegedly”.
minus-squareZagorathlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days ago in traffic accidents Don’t call it an accident.
Adding that the passive voice is still used if the victim is a cop. Examples from the same outlet:
Language can be misused but I don’t think it’s the case here. And I guess using the active voice in traffic
accidentscrashes before they are investigated would need unnecessary sprinkling of “allegedly”.Don’t call it an accident.
Fair point.