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These prescriptive writing tips do more harm than good. The crucial question is not whether you have adhered to all the tips but if what you wrote sounds good.
by shubhamjain 9y ago
These prescriptive writing tips do more harm than good. The crucial question is not whether you have adhered to all the tips but if what you wrote sounds good. Following writing advice without critically analyzing it often leads to writing which feels overdone.
- eropple 9y agoI can write you a sentence that sounds amazing. I can also write it with an unclear pronoun antecedent and make a hash of its meaning. When you know how to write, you can break the rules. Until you do, guard rails keep you from looking like an idiot.