@folaht@lemmygrad.mlM to 中国的最新发展, A place to learn about China, Chinese and China's latest developments, (Reddit's Sino)@lemmygrad.ml • edit-22 years ago[Image] UK newspaper broadcasts paranoic fears over China in typical British passive voice as Laos opens Chinese-built railway.lemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1image[Image] UK newspaper broadcasts paranoic fears over China in typical British passive voice as Laos opens Chinese-built railway.lemmygrad.ml@folaht@lemmygrad.mlM to 中国的最新发展, A place to learn about China, Chinese and China's latest developments, (Reddit's Sino)@lemmygrad.ml • edit-22 years agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareMuad'Dibberlinkfedilink7•2 years agoThis is one of the strangest cases of passive voice I’ve ever seen, because they don’t tell you who is afraid. They use “amid fears…” with no context.
minus-squareHalcelink4•2 years agoThe Western point of view is simply the reality of the world to them.
minus-square@folaht@lemmygrad.mlOPMlinkfedilink3•2 years agoI think I’ve seen this type quite enough times before not to be surprised about it.
This is one of the strangest cases of passive voice I’ve ever seen, because they don’t tell you who is afraid. They use “amid fears…” with no context.
The Western point of view is simply the reality of the world to them.
I think I’ve seen this type quite enough times before not to be surprised about it.