• PedestrianError :vbus: :nblvt:@towns.gay
    143·
    4 months ago

    @apfelwoiSchoppen But functionally, the victim didn’t die on her own, she died as the direct result of the driver hitting her. For the purpose of accurately portraying who took an action and who was acted upon, it should emphasize the driving, not the dying.

    • PapaStevesy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      4 months ago

      The discussion was active voice vs passive voice, not functionality of active voice vs functionality of differently-worded active voice. They’re both still active voice.

      • PedestrianError :vbus: :nblvt:@towns.gay
        23·
        4 months ago

        @PapaStevesy IMO active voice includes focusing the sentence on the subject that did the action, not the one that was acted upon but by all means let’s argue about grammatical definitions instead of the problem of motorists killing people and journalists normalizing it. 🙄

        • PapaStevesy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          4 months ago

          I mean, you’re literally the one who started the argument, being dismissive and condescending about it now just makes you look like a sore loser.

        • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          4 months ago

          You’re the one doing that. Killed/died same difference, but I apologize for not using the same verb as the original quote for clarity.