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Everyone should read, we say, but we act as if only those with special talent should write.

~ Roy Peter Clark

Roy Peter Clark Education Reading Writing

All of us possess a reading vocabulary as big as a lake but draw from a writing vocabulary as small as a pond. The good news is that the acts of searching and gathering always expand the number of usable words.

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Roy Peter Clark Reading Reading Habits Vocabulary Vocabulary Building Writing Writing Advice Writing Craft

A teacher of mine once said there are no true synonyms.

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Roy Peter Clark Language Roy Peter Clark Synonyms Teacher The Glamour Of Grammar Words

The bridge between the words glamour and grammar is magic. According to the OED, glamour evolved through an ancient association between learning and enchantment.

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Roy Peter Clark Definition Enchantment Etymology Glamour Grammar Learning

But doesn't add something to what has come before; but takes something away. At its most daring, it can feel like a Bat Turn, a 180-degree spin int the Batmobile. Make that a But Turn.

~ Roy Peter Clark

Roy Peter Clark Batman Batmobile But But Turn Grammar Language Spin Turn

Whether the vessel is a legal document or a rap song, language is often chosen ot exclude. To use a scholarly phrase, discourse communities are often gated,so it's the good writer's job to offer readers a set of keys.

~ Roy Peter Clark

Roy Peter Clark Language Roy Peter Clark The Glamour Of Grammar Word Choice Writing Writing Style
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