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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 9773175" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>I’ve been trained in 3 forms of technical writing and one of my minors was in English. I have learned how to write, and more importantly, how to <strong>edit</strong>.</p><p></p><p>And even so, I occasionally catch <em>myself</em> skipping words or steps for things that it’s imperative are communicated clearly & succinctly.</p><p></p><p>I was just reading an apparently infamous thread where a guy was mansplaining to an author about how she shouldn’t have used the word “vulva” when the proper term was “vagina”. He was immediately fact checked by the author herself, as well as other well-educated posters…including an OB-GYN.</p><p></p><p>And then he doubled down.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😳" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f633.png" title="Flushed face :flushed:" data-shortname=":flushed:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></p><p></p><p>In Prof. Stanley Johanson’s Wills & Estates class, he boiled down a 25pg document down to 2 paragraphs on a single page.</p><p></p><p>His drafting philosophy- shared with several other faculty members- was that drafting for brevity and clarity were superior because it kept people from trying to exploit loopholes. Because fewer loopholes exist when you’re not using a cornucopia of legalese to draft your docs.</p><p></p><p>Circa 1988-89, I was trying to write the final paper for an advanced philosophy class and had writer’s block. So I typed up a ridiculous intro: “Millions of years ago, when philososaurs ruled the earth…”</p><p></p><p>It was a big opening paragraph, offering an overview of their prey/predator relationships, like how Nietzschesaurs hunted helpless Hegelosaurs, etc., closing with “But most fearsome of all was the terrible Kantosaurus Rex, whose razor sharp teeth…oh wait…this is a FINAL paper!”</p><p></p><p>It cracked me up and- most importantly- broke my block. The paper flowed smoothly and was finished in a few hours. <em>But I left the intro in place.</em></p><p></p><p>Dr. Luper-Foy was puzzled by my intro, and actually took off a couple of points. (A+ reduced to A. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤷🏾♂️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-1f3fe-2642.png" title="Man shrugging: medium-dark skin tone :man_shrugging_tone4:" data-shortname=":man_shrugging_tone4:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😱" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" title="Face screaming in fear :scream:" data-shortname=":scream:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" />) I didn’t challenge the downgrade, but I did show the paper to other majors and profs. Everyone else thought it was hilarious. (And ballsy.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 9773175, member: 19675"] I’ve been trained in 3 forms of technical writing and one of my minors was in English. I have learned how to write, and more importantly, how to [B]edit[/B]. And even so, I occasionally catch [I]myself[/I] skipping words or steps for things that it’s imperative are communicated clearly & succinctly. I was just reading an apparently infamous thread where a guy was mansplaining to an author about how she shouldn’t have used the word “vulva” when the proper term was “vagina”. He was immediately fact checked by the author herself, as well as other well-educated posters…including an OB-GYN. And then he doubled down.😳 In Prof. Stanley Johanson’s Wills & Estates class, he boiled down a 25pg document down to 2 paragraphs on a single page. His drafting philosophy- shared with several other faculty members- was that drafting for brevity and clarity were superior because it kept people from trying to exploit loopholes. Because fewer loopholes exist when you’re not using a cornucopia of legalese to draft your docs. Circa 1988-89, I was trying to write the final paper for an advanced philosophy class and had writer’s block. So I typed up a ridiculous intro: “Millions of years ago, when philososaurs ruled the earth…” It was a big opening paragraph, offering an overview of their prey/predator relationships, like how Nietzschesaurs hunted helpless Hegelosaurs, etc., closing with “But most fearsome of all was the terrible Kantosaurus Rex, whose razor sharp teeth…oh wait…this is a FINAL paper!” It cracked me up and- most importantly- broke my block. The paper flowed smoothly and was finished in a few hours. [I]But I left the intro in place.[/I] Dr. Luper-Foy was puzzled by my intro, and actually took off a couple of points. (A+ reduced to A. 🤷🏾♂️😱) I didn’t challenge the downgrade, but I did show the paper to other majors and profs. Everyone else thought it was hilarious. (And ballsy.) [/QUOTE]
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