Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Annoying Ways
In the article "annoying ways" I thought it was interesting that there were so many common errors that I make that are considered annoying to readers. Although most of the writing rules I use were taught by past teachers, some of them fit into these annoying things. I was most shocked to learn that it is not good to have too many quotes and that it is best to prepare the reader for an upcoming quote. This is different from my usual writing rules, in which I was taught that the more quotes the better (but for them to still be backing analysis of course). After reading this article I realize now that often times I don't realize that bits of my paper are sloppy and that to other readers it may seem terrible and confusing. This has made me want to reread my drafts multiple times with additional outside editors to see if these sloppy errors are caught. Even in some of the examples, I did not catch the error until the author described them... This has led me to understand that I need to be more conscious while reading and writing to ensure that I stray away from these sloppy errors that are often simple fixes.
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