That Depends on How Passive Voice Is Defined

Passive voice is dead! It has been decreed from on high that we must cease and desist from any use of the passive voice. Oops, that last sentence used passive voice! Let me restate that: My superiors have decreed from on high that we must cease and desist from any use of the passive voice. It turns out that one of the letters a co-worker wrote came back to her to remove the word "was." In another instance one of the persons, who is so adamant about not using passive voice, attached a note which included passive voice to one of the returned letters. That person has also been characterized as the "agency asshole." Oops, that last sentence used passive voice! Let me restate that: Someone characterized him as the "agency asshole." Long live passive (aggressive) voice!