http://www.slaw.ca/2009/11/04/linguist-tongue-lashes-jurist/ Canada's online legal magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.slaw.ca/2009/11/04/linguist-tongue-lashes-jurist/comment-page-1/#comment-708098 Kevin Kindred Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:01:22 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=13921#comment-708098 Ah! Of course. Ah! Of course.

]]> http://www.slaw.ca/2009/11/04/linguist-tongue-lashes-jurist/comment-page-1/#comment-708093 Simon Fodden Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:57:09 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=13921#comment-708093 Kevin, you're right about the "be payable" part: it's active. It's the "application...is made" part that was at issue and that's in the passive voice. Kevin, you're right about the "be payable" part: it's active. It's the "application…is made" part that was at issue and that's in the passive voice.

]]> http://www.slaw.ca/2009/11/04/linguist-tongue-lashes-jurist/comment-page-1/#comment-708091 Kevin Kindred Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:44:35 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=13921#comment-708091 Strictly speaking, is it? Is "be payable" (rather than "be paid") the passive voice of "pay"? Strictly speaking, is it? Is "be payable" (rather than "be paid") the passive voice of "pay"?

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