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... thought . When you would come tells the reader the necessary information about what the main thought , we wondered , is concerned . If you use sufficient patience and don't go into unnecessary detail ex- plains why any sentence can be ...
... thought . When you would come tells the reader the necessary information about what the main thought , we wondered , is concerned . If you use sufficient patience and don't go into unnecessary detail ex- plains why any sentence can be ...
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... thought expressed in the in- dependent clause , uniformity in report writing undoubtedly has some advantages , is clarified by the qualifying dependent clause , but when the uniformity results in dull and dif- ficult reading . The ...
... thought expressed in the in- dependent clause , uniformity in report writing undoubtedly has some advantages , is clarified by the qualifying dependent clause , but when the uniformity results in dull and dif- ficult reading . The ...
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... thought . Shortness is not the equivalent of concise- ness . Conciseness requires succinctness and clarity . Let us try rewriting the sentence to communicate the thought more efficiently . An object of great density will sink very ...
... thought . Shortness is not the equivalent of concise- ness . Conciseness requires succinctness and clarity . Let us try rewriting the sentence to communicate the thought more efficiently . An object of great density will sink very ...
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Technical WritingHow We Transfer Factual Information and Knowledge | 3 |
Semantics and the Process of Communication | 9 |
Semantics | 16 |
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