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Clarity vs Simplicity
There is a book that I shall not name, the theory of which has been critical to the development of my own research. I remember reading it for the first time, however, and saying—out…
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Rethinking AI-ese
Recent conversations have led me to reconsider how much I want to try and emulate LinkedIn-ese and other AI dialects. It’s so easy to write the one-liners. Insert a pithy observation. Another one line.…
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The Importance of Topic Sentences
When I give students essay assignments, I practically BEG them to use topic sentences. (Side note: I also teach this lesson using Disney’s film The Little Mermaid. Go with me.) I emphasize topic sentences…
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Oh it’s just academic, right?
When my husband and I first began dating, I had just passed my doctoral comprehensive exams and was about to dive headfirst into ABD-land and the wonderful world of dissertating. At one point, he…