On academic writing: a personal note (2016)

Re:On academic writing: a personal note (2016) by msp_yc on Thursday August 05, 2021 @11:21AM (#28074988)

Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes:

"I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a litte practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!"

https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/02/11

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Re:On academic writing: a personal note (2016) by olooney on Thursday August 05, 2021 @12:08PM (#28075697)

Here's a quote from the creator of Calvin and Hobbes that's particularly relevant to the above passage:

> Calvin’s vocabulary puzzles some readers but Calvin has never been a literal six-year-old. Besides, I like Calvin’s ability to precisely articulate stupid ideas.

- Bill Waterson

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