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Any article that begins with a narrative is manipulative tripe and not worth reading.
by ogdenyogly 12y ago
Any article that begins with a narrative is manipulative tripe and not worth reading.
- chatmasta 12y agoWhen did capturing the reader's attention become "manipulative tripe?" The goal of any piece of writing is to persuade and convince. Opening with an engaging anecdote is a time-tested tool for bringing readers into a piece. Writers have been doing this for centuries. Would you rather the author reduce the article to a list of bullet points?
- blueskin_ 12y agoAlso grammatical mistakes like "an historic".
- naterator 12y agoThat's not a clear-cut mistake, and in my opinion totally forgivable. http://www.betterwritingskills.com/tip-w005.html http://www.betterwritingskills.com/tip-w005.html
- blueskin_ 12y agoMost people, including Americans, pronounce historic as historic, not 'istoric.
- dspillett 12y agoNorthern UK here. "An' istoric" is very common in informal speech, even in the south but more so in these parts, but I wouldn't expect to see it written that way.
- vidyesh 12y agoThanks for the link. I didn't knew why I always used 'an hour' instead of 'a hour' but that's what I was taught. The link explains a lot. People keep correcting me for typing 'an hour' instead of 'a hour'.
- terranstyler 12y agoSo it seems when writing in English for a French audience that using more often "an" would lend "an helping hand" to understanding (by supporting the internal voice)
- blueskin_ 12y agoOnly if it is literally pronounced as 'istoric. AFAIK there are no accents that do that other than maybe a few northern areas of the UK. http://grammarpartyblog.com/2011/01/10/an-historical-event-i-don%E2%80%99t-think-so/ http://grammarpartyblog.com/2011/01/10/an-historical-event-i...