I want to share with you an excerpt from
English Prime, the idea of eliminating the verb "to be" from conversation and writing. All your English professors have bugged you with it (mostly in the name of sloppy passive tense or "action" verbs) for no good reason, but this site gives a very clear explanation of its advantages.
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i couldn't get the link to work by the way.
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enjoy, all. i only got a chance to peruse it briefly, but i am always trying to improve my clarity in writing, so thank you!
p.s. al kelly would probably love that site!
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it was unbearably cute/tragic/yao. thought you'd like to hear about it. :)
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The only thing missing from that story is the pipe!
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-Irene
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Wait? Do you take French, Irene? No, German?
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yes, in some cases "english prime" could clear up muddled thinking (not that i can think of a single one right now), but at the expense of clear and succinct writing.
also, i tried switching to english prime back in high school, and the consensus was that it was obnoxious.
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