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A Tip for Clear Writing: Avoid starting sentences with ‘this’ without specifying what ‘this’ is (e.g. “This shows that…” or “this suggests that…” etc.). This sort of vague phrasing will usually lead your reader to ask “this WHAT?” Instead, try adding a descriptive noun that answers the ‘this what?’ question: (e.g. “This argument reveals…,” “This behaviour [ READ MORE ]
The best piece of writing advice I ever received was that my writing should aim to have “more verbs, fewer heavy nouns — more specifics, fewer abstractions — more explanation, fewer assumptions.” –February 15, [ READ MORE ]
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