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Erik's Quick Style Sheet: Better Writing in Only Twenty Minutes a Day!
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This page contains straightforward advice for improving your writing. Here you'll find ten tried-and-true rules, such as using the active voice, with examples. Each rule begins with an example of poor writing, which breaks the rule that it addresses.
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