How to stop writing like you’re in college

Re:How to stop writing like you’re in college by JamesNay on Sunday April 18, 2021 @02:34PM (#26855031)

This is stupid. As everybody else, I prefer concise explanations of complex problems, but sometimes, you're better of writing fewer descriptive and long sentences, rather than writing a fuckload of paragraphs.

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Re:How to stop writing like you’re in college by matgillard on Sunday April 18, 2021 @04:32PM (#26856049)

What's stupid then?

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Re:How to stop writing like you’re in college by phnofive on Sunday April 18, 2021 @09:24PM (#26858292)

> See why, it’s probably an extra word you can cut. Or at the very least, a convoluted phrase you can simplify.

This advice is backwards, for example. Try:

> See why, it’s probably a convoluted phrase you can simplify. Or at the very least an extra word you can cut.

Better (I’ll even use a fun comma):

> It’s probably due to a convoluted phrase you can simplify, or an extra word you can cut.

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