August 20, 2003

Adventures in Passive Voice

Drug Abuse Can Happen To Your Teen.

I know, I know... they're trying to counter the mentality that "Drug Abuse can't happen to my child", but by phrasing it this way, they're reallly sounding kind of silly. I mean, how does Drug Abuse happen? Does it sneak up on an innocent child, and jump them like a mugger? Is it like a virus that gets passed from one kid to the next? I suppose in a metaphorical sense, both of those could be considered valid examples, but sending a message to parents that "Drug Abuse Can Happen To Your Teen" sure makes it sound like they're implying that the teen has no part in whether it happens or not.

Posted by thorswitch at August 20, 2003 03:25 AM | TrackBack


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