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This is a bit ridiculous. Moving the summary to the beginning is no better. Simply write more concisely and elegantly. My favorite illustration of this was in
by calinet6 14y ago
This is a bit ridiculous. Moving the summary to the beginning is no better. Simply write more concisely and elegantly.
My favorite illustration of this was in the movie "A River Runs Through It"—a young Norman brought his essays to his father, who would say always "Good. Now make it half as long." This was repeated a few times, then it was good enough. Would that more writers could follow this mantra.
- Dylan16807 14y agoNo matter how concise and elegant your writing is, chances are it won't fit into a single sentence. TL;DR still has a purpose.