Passive Vice

[Dukul12345]

What is the meaning of "passive vice " written in the headline of this news?

Here is the link of this news = https://www.newindianexpress.com/ma...nd-hand-smoking-the-passive-vice-2103020.html

 

[Rover_KE]

It's a pun on the grammatical term 'passive voice'.

Somebody else's vice (smoking) has a bad effect on non-smokers.

(Thank you for giving your thread a great title and for the link to your source.)

 

[Tarheel]

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What is the meaning of "passive vice " written in the headline of this news article?

Here is the link to the article = https://www.newindianexpress.com/ma...nd-hand-smoking-the-passive-vice-2103020.html

I'm afraid news is not a count noun. So we can't have a news.

 

[Dukul12345]

I'm afraid news is not a count noun. So we can't have a news.

Can I say -Here is the link of that article?

 

[emsr2d2]

Can I say (no dash here) "Here is the link [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] to that article"?

See above. With the correct preposition, yes. Also, in your first post, "the article" would be better. "That" would work if you had previously mentioned an article.

 

[Alexey86]

It's a pun on the grammatical term 'passive voice'.
Somebody else's vice (smoking) has a bad effect on non-smokers.

I just realized I've never heard anyone make a pun like "Vice president X is involved in vice" or something.

 

[emsr2d2]

That's not really a pun.

 

[Alexey86]

What is the right term?

 

[emsr2d2]

I would say that a vice-president being involved in vice is simply mildly ironic.

 

[Dukul12345]

I would say that a vice-president being involved in vice is simply mildly ironic.

What is the difference between "Vice" and "Vice president" you have mentioned?

 

[emsr2d2]

Are you aware that "vice" has more than one meaning?

 

[Glizdka]

Not a teacher. Just passing by with a question.
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Is "All vice presidents have their vices" correct?

 

[jutfrank]

Is "All vice presidents have their vices" correct?

Yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

Not a teacher. Just passing by with a question.
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Is "All vice presidents have their vices" correct?

Yes. Note that, in BrE, the hyphenated "vice-president" is used.

 

[jutfrank]

Yes. Note that, in BrE, the hyphenated "vice-president" is used.

It's preferred, in fact, at a ratio of about 2:1, according to the data in the British National Corpus. The American COCA has the ratio as 1:30.