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I agree. I write a lot nowadays. Proposals, reports, documentation, papers. One might think that scientific writing is entirely different from humanities writ
by rg111 4y ago
I agree.
I write a lot nowadays. Proposals, reports, documentation, papers.
One might think that scientific writing is entirely different from humanities writing. That would not be true.
I had a very good middle school education in humanities, and that education comes in handy whenever I write something, anything.
Writing has some core characteristics that are everywhere. Once you learn them well, they keep paying forever.
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