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David Foster Wallace: Five Common Word Usage Mistakes

Posted on 10 Apr 14 by FmH
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David Foster Wallace (Photo credit: Steve Rhodes)

Do you care about the quality of your writing? ‘Here is DFW’s 2002 Pomona College handout on five common word usage mistakes for his advanced fiction writing class.’ (Farnam Street via kottke)

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