The irony being that Orwell discouraged using the passive voice in &quot;Politics and The English Language&quot;<p>4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.<p>All rules are there to be broken<p>6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.orwell.ru&#x2F;library&#x2F;essays&#x2F;politics&#x2F;english&#x2F;e_polit&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.orwell.ru&#x2F;library&#x2F;essays&#x2F;politics&#x2F;english&#x2F;e_polit...</a>