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    Say what you mean to say

    When I describe the signature Writing is Thinking Editing approach, I make a bold claim: that for most writers, much of the time, there is a gap between what their sentence says and what it is meant to say. This

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    The Signature “Writing is Thinking” Editing Approach

    The Signature “Writing is Thinking” Editing Approach

    When we change a sentence, we change what the sentence says. Even small changes to a sentence—replacing a pronoun, changing the position of commas, finding a more specific verb—contribute to ensuring that a sentence says what it is supposed to

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    Welcome to the blog of Writing is Thinking. The most important content you’ll find here is sample edits of academic sentences (and occasionally paragraphs). See in practice what it looks like to do a Klinkenborg-style breakdown of long, complex sentences

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