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Old 08-22-2006, 10:27 AM   #4
MaggieL
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Originally Posted by glatt
MaggieL, I may not know much, but I'm pretty sure the passive voice wasn't created by Iran. They, Persia at least, do have a very long history, but the English language was really created in Europe. Iran had nothing to do with it.
OK, -10 points for unclear antecedant.
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