Hello world!
19 juni, 2007
Some funny advice from The Economist Style Guide, definitely to be taken into consideration before I start writing stuff on this blog:
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Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought. So think what you want to say, then say it as simply as possible.
- use the language of everyday speech, not that of spokesmen, lawyers or bureaucrats
- do not be arrogant. those who disagree with you are not necessarily stupid or insane. Nobody needs to be described as silly: let your analysis prove that he is.
- don’t boast of your own cleverness by telling readers that you correctly predicted something or that you have a scoop. You are more likely to bore or irritate than to impress them.
- do not be too chatty
- do not be too didactic
- do not be sloppy in the construction of your sentences and paragraphs”
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could not have put that more eloquently myself ;-)
