“Look for the clutter in your writing and prune it ruthless. Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper. Is every word doing new work? Can any though be expressed with more economy?…Simplify, simplify” (p.16). I love that part that “expressed with more economy”. I never though that clutter words were distracting. I though that clutter words around a sentence means sophistication. However, I was wrong and according to Zinsser, a great writer simplify and simplify every sentence.
Another advise from Zinsser that I like is “Never hesitate to imitate another writer”. (p.238). I complete agree with this and I try to do it. Every time I see a new word in a newspaper, I try to memorize the sentence and utilize later.
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