The #1 writing problem in the USA: Not placing words to be stressed next to a colon, semicolon, or period.
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Theological argument for the passive: God would not have invented the passive if there weren't a good reason for it.
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Good Passive: The best way to get rid of agency: "Jack loves Jill" -> "Jill is loved by Jack"-> "Jill is loved."
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Good Passive: If it is the only way to get the most important information next to a colon, semi-colon, or period.
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Rulish advice: Aside from rules of grammar, there should be only one rule for writing: No Rules.
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#badwriting advice: "To see if your document is good, read it aloud." You already know how to read it. Will your reader?
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Let's spend the next several posts debunking common #badwriting advice: "Write the way you speak." When you speak, you use body and voice to convey meaning. These disappear on paper.
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When you are reading a word, you are reading it simultaneously as part of multiple units — phrase, sentence, document.
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You cannot write a sentence that will mean exactly the same to all readers. Complete control by the writer is impossible.
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Expectation is a primary component — perhaps the primary component — of meaning in English. It may be so for all languages.
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