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Quote #647 No One Can Write Decently Who Is Distrustful Of The Readers's Intelligence, Or Whose Attitude Is Patronizing.
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No one can write decently who is distrustful of the readers's intelligence,
or whose attitude is patronizing.
-- Strunk and White, "The elements of style"
Related:
Omit needless words. -- Strunk and White
If you have received a letter inviting you to speak at the dedication of a new cat hospital
and you hate cats, your reply, declining the invitation, does not necessarily have to cover the full range of your emotions....
Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.
-- Albert Camus (1913-1960)...
Quote #272 [about "battlefield earth, by ElRon] But apart from all the normal criticisms (which are fully justified, IMHO), about ludicrous plot, 2-d characterisation, ham-fisted style, etc.
what sticks in my mind most about this book is actually in reference to something LRH said in the foreword....
The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper.
"Too much emphasis is placed on the development of reading skills in elementary school....
Writers write, readers read and BBSers "BS
Let the machine do the dirty work. -- Kernighan and Ritchie, "Elements of Programming Style
Let the machine do the dirty work. -- "Elements of Programming Style", Kernighan and Ritchie
Those who can, do. Those who can't, write. Those who can't write, write help files.