@paulg One of Elmore Leonard's rules of writing was "Never use a verb other than ''said'' to carry dialogue."http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/16/arts/writers-writing-easy-adverbs-exclamation-points-especially-hooptedoodle.html …
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@paulg Holy hell. Was it missed that this was a grade 6 exercise? Restrictions on a problem is a pretty good way to stir a bit o'creativityThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg "Beseeched" is a good one - if you are Petronius.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg should've given those kids this instead: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg now I know why some people write things like: "an advanced Content Optimization SaaS platform providing publishers’ workflow"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@JamesRHagerty The best communication is simple and easy to understandThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg It's better to have 100 customers who love you, then 1 million who sorta kinda like you (I agree)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg ... instead of teaching meaning of more expressive words, and letting pupils use them when they feel like, they ban the simple ones?
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@paulg writing badly? i wrote the book on that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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