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hereby and herewith (which I tend to use interchangeably but always have the uneasy feeling I’m screwing up)
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I am feeling linear and literal and must not be mentally taxed with anything more difficult than the sledgehammer subtle symbolism of, say, a butterfly landing on a coffin. Where was I? Oh, that’s right: I like pretty things. Tell me about the rabbits, George.
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I like pretty things, I suppose, and things that make me feel stuff
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stuff is relevant
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a good ear and a keen eye
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critical thinking, complex reasoning, and writing
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it’s the dose that makes the poison
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approval and acceptance are important
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OK, but how much and how fast
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CHANGE IS NORMAL
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It’s very important to keep your eyes open, even when you’re going through a routine.”
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a guide to good writing is only as good as the principles on which it’s based.
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just the record of one smart person’s attempts to work out answers to certain very difficult questions.
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I submit further that the issues surrounding “correctness” in contemporary American usage are both vexed and highly charged, and that the fundamental questions they involve are ones whose answers have to be “worked out” instead of simply found.
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it is impossible to describe why these issues are important