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