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... talk more , interrupt more , and spend less time supporting the conversational partner who knew less about the subject . But it wasn't so simple . On the average , those who had expertise did talk more , but men experts talked more than ...
... talk more , interrupt more , and spend less time supporting the conversational partner who knew less about the subject . But it wasn't so simple . On the average , those who had expertise did talk more , but men experts talked more than ...
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... talk . Some of it we've heard , some of it we use , and all of it is currently fashion- able in one circle or another . We begin with " Doubts About Doublespeak " in which professional word- watcher William Lutz defines four different ...
... talk . Some of it we've heard , some of it we use , and all of it is currently fashion- able in one circle or another . We begin with " Doubts About Doublespeak " in which professional word- watcher William Lutz defines four different ...
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... talk in simple terms to us , or not to speak at all . Nonetheless , we all hear them talking , saying things they say they never say . Topical Considerations 1. In paragraph 1 , Johnson says that until recently , “ doctors talked in a ...
... talk in simple terms to us , or not to speak at all . Nonetheless , we all hear them talking , saying things they say they never say . Topical Considerations 1. In paragraph 1 , Johnson says that until recently , “ doctors talked in a ...
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Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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