Re: Writing clearly

Subject: Re: Writing clearly
From: voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: mattgras -at- comcast -dot- net
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 07:47:25 -0400

Avoid slang and jargon such as "fancy-schmancy" :-)

Strunk & White covered a lot of this territory quite thoroughly in their
book "Elements of Style"
-Wendy

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, <mattgras -at- comcast -dot- net> wrote:

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> Avoid fancy-schmancy phrases like "unambiguous antecedents."
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> ;-)
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> matt
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> I'm putting together a list of tips for writing clearly (for example,
> ensure that your pronouns have unambiguous antecedents). Contributions
> are welcome.
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> I posted a similar request on the copyediting list. I suspect that
> this list will produce different suggestions. ...RM
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References:
Writing clearly: From: Richard Mateosian
Re: Writing clearly: From: mattgras

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