@sapinker,additional factor steven is pure enjoyment of highfalutin language-its fun to write, just like poetry/shakespeare - its artistic
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@sapinker enjoyed the talk; want to hear more about overcoming hedging by leaving the reader to do the work. More in email bc 140 not enoughThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@davenuss79 check it MT “@sapinker: Is "Stylish Academic Writing" an oxymoron? Helen Sword & I say "not necessarily" http://bit.ly/ZbkQPw ” - End of conversation
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@sapinker hmm not necessarily, but often, sadly.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Sword's book is on my bedside table. Great read!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker academic writing should be accessible, clear and open. Style is important.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Although in academic/tech style isn't the primary aim some are a joy to read. Eg Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos by@stevenstrogatzThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker But it's probably as rare as stylish academic fashion sense.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Surely not
@sapinker:Is "Stylish Academic Writing" an oxymoron? Helen Sword, Elizabeth Knoll, & I say not necessarily"http://bit.ly/ZbkQPwThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Did you say it in a medium where a peer reviewer/professor could demand rewrites?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Always hate the unnecessarily choppy academic writing that is so common in various fields.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker interesting. Do you have any examples of beautifully written academic writing?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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