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Everyone should read, we say, but we act as if only those with special talent should write.Roy Peter Clark
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All of us possess a reading vocabulary as big as a lake but draw from a writing vocabulary as small as a pond. The good news is that the acts of searching and gathering always expand the number of usable words.Roy Peter Clark
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A teacher of mine once said there are no true synonyms.Roy Peter Clark
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The bridge between the words glamour and grammar is magic. According to the OED, glamour evolved through an ancient association between learning and enchantment.Roy Peter Clark
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But doesn't add something to what has come before; but takes something away. At its most daring, it can feel like a Bat Turn, a 180-degree spin int the Batmobile. Make that a But Turn.Roy Peter Clark
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Whether the vessel is a legal document or a rap song, language is often chosen ot exclude. To use a scholarly phrase, "discourse communities" are often gated, so it's the good writer's job to offer readers a set of keys.Roy Peter Clark