Breez  +  272203 Tue, 26 Sep 06 12:50 AM In parallelism, should the items in parallel always be in the same voice? Like all items should be passive tense or all should be active tense. Breez Joined on Sun, Sep 4 2005 New Member 22 Tenses

	Clive  +  272217 Tue, 26 Sep 06 01:22 AM Hi, In parallelism, should the items in parallel always be in the same voice? Like all items should be passive tense or all should be active tense. Generally speaking, yes, although you can't really generalize about literary and 'artistic' expression. Language is an art form , not mathematics.  I came, I saw, it was conquered by me doesn't sound as great as the original. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,650 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Tenses