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		<title>Politics and the English Language, Rule 5</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Rule 5: Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. Nobody likes a know-it-all. For convenience&#8217;s sake, let&#8217;s refer to all language that may baffle your readers as &#8220;jargon.&#8221; Orwell feels that using jargon is &#8220;never&#8221; a good idea. In the best case,<a class="moretag" href="http://yoursinwriting.com/writing-tips/politics-and-the-english-language-rule-5/"> Read the full article...</a><div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>WineCollective.ca: Don&#8217;t Let &#8220;Pour&#8221; Writing Sour a Great Service</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[I recently became a member of WineCollective.ca; their catchphrase is &#8220;Extraordinary wines to your door,&#8221; and they have lived up to that challenging promise so far (you can read my review of the service on my personal blog). When they delivered my first package, I was impressed: two beautiful bottles, with a professional-looking insert. The<a class="moretag" href="http://yoursinwriting.com/how-to-edit/examples/winecollective-pour-writing-great-service/"> Read the full article...</a><div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>Politics and the English Language, Rule 4</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Rule 4: &#8220;Never use the passive where you can use the active.&#8221; For most people, identifying passive voice is like finding a dangling participle in a metaphorical haystack. Let&#8217;s look at an example: Active voice: Andy embraced Vivian. Passive voice: Vivian was embraced by Andy. Not only does the active voice usually require fewer words (making<a class="moretag" href="http://yoursinwriting.com/writing-tips/politics-and-the-english-language-rule-4/"> Read the full article...</a><div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>Politics and the English Language, Rule 3</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Politics and the English Language, Rule 2</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[This post is part of a series dedicated to George Orwell&#8217;s essay Politics and the English Language. Rule 2: &#8220;Never use a long word where a short one will do.&#8221; There is an important nuance to this rule: Orwell urges for truth through clarity, but not at the expense of the message. He is not<a class="moretag" href="http://yoursinwriting.com/writing-tips/politics-and-the-english-language-rule-2/"> Read the full article...</a><div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>Extreme(ly Free) Editing</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Politics and the English Language, Rule 1</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Why WordPress is the Best Blogging Platform, Period</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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