Pullum

White's "Elements of Style," though probably a few of them noticed - as linguist Geoff Pullum did - that the book's section on the passive employs the passive ...

Archive 2009-04-01 2009

Pullum explained the value of the passive voice this way: We are told [by Strunk & White] that the active clause "I will always remember my first trip to Boston" sounds much better than the corresponding passive "My first visit to Boston will always be remembered by me."

Hunting Down the False Passive 2009

As often noted by Geoff Pullum, the British news uses this distinctive noun-compounding scheme in their headlines.

“Quotes” and monkey grammar at the BBC « Motivated Grammar 2009

Yes, "I was hit by a wombat" is in the passive voice (and properly so according to Pullum, if the wombat is a "newer and less established" element).

Archive 2009-04-01 2009

In his new Chronicle of Higher Education attack on The Elements of Style, Pullum himself (another Language Log regular) noted that three of Strunk & White's four examples of passive constructions to avoid aren't grammatically passive at all.

Hunting Down the False Passive 2009

Professor Pullum: "Renowned author Dan Brown staggered through his formulaic opening sentence".

September 20th, 2009 m_francis 2009

Thanks, yankee, for bringing the Geoffrey Pullum column to my attention.

The Volokh Conspiracy » From Language Log to the New York Times Magazine 2010

Pullum explains why the 50th anniversary of the book should have been met not with celebrations, but with shaking heads.

2010 March « Motivated Grammar 2010

It took me an extra second or two to realize that Pullum was providing the original phrasing, not a rephrasing.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Google’s Computer Might Betters Translation Tool” 2010

White's "Elements of Style," though probably a few of them noticed - as linguist Geoff Pullum did - that the book's section on the passive employs the passive ...

Hunting Down the False Passive 2009