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 \quote{Writing is an intimate transaction between two people, conducted on paper, and it will go well to the extent that it retains its humanity.}{20}
 
-\reflection{Zinnser recognizes that writers fail to express their own style because they are too ``tense.'' This explains a lot of flow and writer's block problems as he mentions near the end, and it gives me a useful lens into my cognition: I often can't write effectively, so instead I fill up a page with useless blather. Instead, I could have actually said something and presented a much more compelling sense of ``warmth and humanity,'' as is explicitly sought out by this book (5).}
+\reflection{Zinnser recognizes that writers fail to express their own style because they are too ``tense.'' This explains a lot of flow and writer's block problems as he mentions near the end, and it gives me a useful lens into my cognition: I often can't write effectively, so instead I fill up a page with useless blather. Instead, I could have actually said something and presented the much more compelling ``warmth and humanity,'' as explicitly sought out by this book (5).}
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+\chapter{The Audience}
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+\word{Garrulous}{} \word{Vaudeville}{} \word{Infidel}{} \word{Consecrated}{} \word{Reread Monkey Trial passage!!!}{43} \word{Mountebank}{} \word{Mirthful}{} \word{Kowtow}{} \word{Curry}{} \word{Tendentious}{}
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+\quote{You are writing primarily to please yourself, and if you go about it with enjoyment you will also entertain the readers who are worth writing for}{24}
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+\reflection{Foremost, this chapter deals with reassuring the reader of his/her style---he uses several examples of professional writers' style to prove that good style is about the writer's personality, unrelated from what the audience prefers. Also, he reaffirms the idea that a writer writes to show his or her ideas, so they should proudly show those off, damned the consequences.}%too informal??
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+\chapter{Words}
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+\quote{Make a habit of reading what is being written today and what was written by earlier masters.}{34}
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+\reflection{This chapter describes the tools useful for writing: thesauruses, dictionaries, and dictionaries of synonyms. It also describes the writers' objective when using these tools: to choose good words because of both how they sound and what, precisely, they mean. Zinnser gives a useful way to improve this skill, other than the aforementioned books: to read as much good writing as possible. I think I often fail in this respect. I rely too much on the dictionary instead of developing my internal sense of what words mean.}
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+\chapter{Usage}
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+\word{Argot}{} \word{Pudgy}{} \word{Genteelism}{} \word{Picayune}{} \word{Sardonic}{} \word{Affected}{}
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+\note{Zinnser uses humourous examples frequently like \quote{You might say it's how I verbalize the interpersonal}{45} The stylistic choice is very entertaining, and shows his personality well.}
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+\reflection{``Usage'' is a display of Zinnser's heuristics and biases around how he and others should use words. His repetition that usage is a ``gray $\ldots$ area'' (37) is reassuring that none of these suggestions are hard and fast rules, but the specific guidelines of clarity, precision, and jargon vs. real need are helpful.}
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+\part{Methods,} \chapter{Unity}
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+\word{Ebb}{} \word{Edifice}{}
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+\reflection{Zinnser's observations remain very concrete and specific in this chapter. His audience-centric point of view is rightfully critical of confusing writing, and he exemplifies inconsistency as the most common cause of confusing writing. Inconsistency in tense, tone, and person are fairly obvious because a reader can't determine what is meant by the author if the tone changes from satirical to impersonal, for example.}
 
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