Re:Writing tools I learned from The Economist
by Spooky23 on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:48PM
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The town I grew up in had a local weekly newspaper that published unedited letters. It was fun — basically an analog message board.
One problem is that normal humans don’t write concisely. The other is that the Economist is a global publication... you probably would not be happy with long-form musings of Johnny Random from Papua New Guinea. You’re opting in for highbrow British style.
One problem is that normal humans don’t write concisely. The other is that the Economist is a global publication... you probably would not be happy with long-form musings of Johnny Random from Papua New Guinea. You’re opting in for highbrow British style.