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Sang-heui, Kim
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Post by Sang-heui, Kim »

Hi, Alan... :D

They say that he is rich.
->It is said that he is rich.
->He is said to be rich.

What's the difference between the first & the second passive sentence.

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None, except that the second is more natural.
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