Talk:administer
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Equinox in topic EN: swap subject and object
EN: swap subject and object
[edit]Rather than
- The nurse administered morphine to the patient.
or
- Morphine was administered to the patient (by the nurse).
how about (see examples at [1])
- The patient was administered morphine (by the nurse).
or (perhaps less commonly, but with some occurences, e.g. [2])
- The nurse administered the patient morphine.
?
Misuse of the term? (Either no change to the entry, or add a "proscribed" sense, or add a usage note.)
Or a new sense to be added to the entry???
—DIV (1.145.44.122 10:40, 2 November 2023 (UTC))
- Isn't this simply active vs. passive mood? Equinox ◑ 14:30, 2 November 2023 (UTC)