Big fan of Pinker. Refer to him often in my teaching. The Curse of Knowledge is real, but doesn't explain mangled syntax or unclear thinking
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Don't promote this bad article. Bad writing comes from attempts to hide subject ignorance, to "sound smart", and lack of practice.
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For my dyslexic students, I put 3 spaces after periods. Smaller font (10 or 11). Line spacing at 0.3. Wish everybody did.
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3 spaces looks outdated in everyday writing/typing.
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Sit in a grade 5 class of 24 students, 6 of which read at a grade-2 level partly cause they can't see where the sentence begins or ends.
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Got it; different than in a biz setting then. Wasn't aware you were in the school context.
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Hi Tom: 3 of my dyslexic boys want to take over their father's business when they grow up. My wish is that all of society accommodate.
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My note is on beige page. C.f. format of grey page and that of page at Internet link. Cheers. :) https://williamhogeland.wordpress.com/2017/07/08/now-more-than-ever-we-need-less-history/ …pic.twitter.com/sRgDRqzhwK
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Last point: I teach real typing too: shoulders are "ballerina-lowered"; back/neck straight; elbow joint at 90d at waist; screen level w chin
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An interesting article @dreprkasket - TY for sharing. I try to develop the craft of writing each day, Pinker's book in now on my list!
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"Before hitting publish...make sure what you write is clear." How 'bout hiring an editor? A good one will catch ambiguity better than you.
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Thanks for the tip it all make sense to me now that I have a clearer understanding.
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I wonder if some writers also have the erroneous belief that most readers appreciate or enjoy their style or manner of writing.
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I'm very interested in reading this
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The Single Reason that People Can't Write
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Simple text is also easier for non-native speakers of the source language. This helps reach a global audience more effectively.
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This assumes the writer is knowledgeable in the subject matter. Writers use words/jargon/sentence struct they don't understand
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also the reason for bad software UI/UX. Whoops, did it myself!
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