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The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker6/19/2023 So how can you hone this crucial writerly skill?ĭespite Oscar Wilde’s quip that nothing worth knowing can be taught, there are concrete steps you can take to make your writing better. What makes them so good? Is it the wording, opening paragraphs or just how everything fits together? Chances are it’s all of these things – or to phrase it differently, it’s how well you use style. By examining our knack for language, the book makes the case that the propensity for language learning is actually hardwired into our brains. The Language Instinct provides an in-depth look into the origins and intricacies of language, offering both a crash course in linguistics and linguistic anthropology along the way. 1-Page Summary of The Sense of Style Overview
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