tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post2691258013563927597..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Got Prose?Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-80325808662573703782011-01-04T20:03:25.075-06:002011-01-04T20:03:25.075-06:00I feel better for constantly dogging my dissertati...I feel better for constantly dogging my dissertation students about their writing style. I crank a lot of them through *Style: 10 Lessons in Clarity and Grace.* They only thank me for it way later.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-51273579366820016642009-12-18T11:39:07.147-06:002009-12-18T11:39:07.147-06:00"lucid to the point of stupidity" is mar..."lucid to the point of stupidity" is marvelous. I'm going to steal that phrase for another post.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-19291176626110886352009-12-18T11:30:08.148-06:002009-12-18T11:30:08.148-06:00Amen. & Amen again. So far as I know, only a s...Amen. & Amen again. So far as I know, only a single faculty member at my program ever made an issue of our ability to write. I think in 6 years of graduate school I got only one comment on my prose style (which boiled down, said "lucid to the point of stupidity").Mark Scrogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431113440875342809noreply@blogger.com