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Put Quotes by William Safire
- To communicate, put your words in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce.
- If you want to "get in touch with your feelings," fine, talk to yourself. We all do. But if you want to communicate with another…
- Never look for the story in the 'lede.' Reporters are required to put what's happened up top, but the practiced pundit places a nugget of…
- Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Proofread carefully to see…
- Do not put statements in the negative form. And don't start sentences with a conjunction. If you reread your work, you will find on rereading…
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