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singpolyma3
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What does it mean to “write like you talk”?
Arguing you should not write "complex" things or "formal" things becuase of poor attention spans just makes me sad about the state of literacy.
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watwut
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Unnecessary complex and formal writimg is just a poor writing. It is harder to write clearly and simply.
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LAC-Tech
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I mean it's advice from the same man who thought "delve" - a 6000 year old, monosyllabic word used by Shakespeare and Tolkien - was too complicated and should not be used.
I am not sure we should be taking him as a literary authority.
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