01-16-2014, 03:44 PM
Quote:Thank you for your suggestions Tim..
No prob. Your article sounds very interesting. My last bit of advice is that when you are editing, ruthlessly attack/edit complex sentences and don't assume your audience has the background knowledge that you do. I teach writing in my profession (law), and one of the biggest problems I see with students is that they try to "sound" scholarly by writing complex, run-on sentences in passive voice. I am not saying you have to write down to a "See Dick run" level, but when discussing a topic with an audience that does not have your level of knowledge of the subject matter, I find it is best to write short, precise sentences, using active voice (action verbs instead of "is/be"), and avoid nominalizations and avoid personifying abstract concepts.
Good luck.
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