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... communication , can be a force for both " good " and " bad . " It can just as readily reinforce or encourage irresponsible sexual behavior , ageism , sexism , ethnocentrism , racism , homo- phobia , heterophobia — you name it — as it ...
... communication , can be a force for both " good " and " bad . " It can just as readily reinforce or encourage irresponsible sexual behavior , ageism , sexism , ethnocentrism , racism , homo- phobia , heterophobia — you name it — as it ...
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... communication of thoughts is essential to the pursuit of excellence , and a pure , exact language is equally important to the communication of thoughts . Contaminating influences can come from such varied sources as " bureaucratese ...
... communication of thoughts is essential to the pursuit of excellence , and a pure , exact language is equally important to the communication of thoughts . Contaminating influences can come from such varied sources as " bureaucratese ...
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... communications . It is also defined as confused and unintelligible language used in speaking to nonspecialists it can obscure communication and intimidate the listener . In this essay , Diane Johnson discusses a double dialect of ...
... communications . It is also defined as confused and unintelligible language used in speaking to nonspecialists it can obscure communication and intimidate the listener . In this essay , Diane Johnson discusses a double dialect of ...
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Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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