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Ernie Mazzatenta Whether you write on a part- or full-time basis, you can benefit from becoming more familiar with an often-overlooked aspect of writing that is treated in today’s column: active and passive voice verbs. Regardless of the extent of your writing, you can profit not only from learning more about these verbs; you will be better prepared to apply them. That’s why the primary purpose today is to help make you more effective in developing and completing your letters and reports. The ultimate beneficiary, of course, is your reader. Let’s begin with some definitions of “voice” as they pertain to writing. ....