The Moose Lexicon, #2009

Jun 02, 2009 12:29

I read a snippet of a newspaper article from the 1930s the other day, and I was struck by how punchy, stylish, and compelling the writing was. Granted, the subject matter was the arrest of a New York gangster, so it was inherently exciting, but the wealth of action verbs and the presence of an actual "voice" on the part of the reporter who wrote ( Read more... )

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belindashort June 3 2009, 05:15:50 UTC
If they're going to use 'in' they need another word at the end.

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