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Tag Archives: sentence length
Are long sentences always bad? #AcWriMo
Academic writing is often characterised as a load of long sentences packed full of complex ideas. It’s not surprising then that you often read and hear advice that says you can help readers make sense of your text by making … Continue reading
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academic sentences -#wakeupreader
Academic sentences are often lengthy. They make a point and then add multiple caveats and embellishments. Some people think there is an ideal sentence length. I have read for instance that the ideal newspaper sentence is somewhere around twenty words. Perhaps a … Continue reading
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your academic writing is “slow” – some thoughts on pace
Last week I happened across a facebook post which went a little like this. “My supervisor has just told me my literature chapter was slow and tortuous. What do I do?” This feedback is a pretty clear example of a … Continue reading
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Tagged literature chapter, Pat Thomson, sentence length, show and tell, writing pace
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