November 16, 2024
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Comments for: The e-mail era spawned a new age of ignorance

Sure, E.B. White drummed into our heads, “omit needless words.” He insisted that “vigorous writing is concise,” but he didn’t mean the e-mail practice of today: abbreviating, using slang or other jargon, and in general, writing unintelligible correspondence – all ending in exclamation marks, to boot. Read More

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