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Pithy Prose: The Wit & Wisdom of Eric Hoffer
by Philip YaffePart 10 of an occasional seriesI am a collector of quotations. I have been ever since I learned how to write, I mean professionally, not in primary school. I am particularly fond of what I like to call "pithy prose". These short quotat... How crafty word order can instantly improve your writing
by Philip YaffeI am usually very reticent about offering writing tips. Unless they are linked to the absolute, inescapable fundamental principles of good writing, such tips are too often poorly applied or misapplied. There is really only a handful of... How to anticipate the unexpected
by Philip YaffeAccording to the adage, “Travel is broadening”. In other words, when you leave your home and go somewhere else, your mind will expand because of the differences you will see. For me, the most valuable, mind-expanding differences are no... Don't let good grammar spoil good writing
by Philip YaffeIf saying that good grammar can spoil good writing sounds like heresy, it was meant to. When I search the Web for writing tips, all too often the first bit of advice that comes back is "Be sure to use good grammar". But that's putting ... Rising to the linguistic challenge
by Philip YaffeThis is a story about a young man growing up in Los Angeles in the 1950s. He was a bit strange for a Californian of that epoch. He of course loved surfing, but he loved mathematics and physics even more. His dream from a very young age... Pithy Prose: The Wit & Wisdom of Johann Goethe
by Philip YaffePart 9 of an occasional seriesI am a collector of quotations. I have been ever since I learned how to write, I mean professionally, not in primary school. I am particularly fond of what I like to call "pithy prose". These short quotati... Why does time go faster as we get older?
by Philip YaffeIt is a widely accepted adage that, "The older you get, the faster time seems to go." But why should aging have this effect? After all, there is the parallel adage that, "Time flies when you are having fun." But as we age, time flies w... Isn't it time for the metric system to stop going around in circles?
by Philip YaffeGrowing up in the United States in the 1950s, I was used to such things as inches, feet, yards; ounces (liquid and solid), pints, pounds, etc. Then I entered my first physics class and was bowled over by the metric system."My God, this... Pithy Prose: The Wit & Wisdom of Anon
by Philip YaffePart 7 of an occasional seriesI am a collector of quotations. I have been ever since I learned how to write, I mean professionally, not in primary school. I am particularly fond of what I like to call "pithy prose". These short quotati... Don't Write Short Texts. Write Concise Ones
by Philip Yaffe"Don't write short texts. Write concise ones." If you are puzzled by this admonition, it is probably because you have been led to believe that "short" and "concise" are synonyms. They aren’t.My dictionary shows two definitions for "con...
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