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Could've used a proofread
One of the best pieces of advice I got on my writing was to take out 2/3 of my -ly words.
Perfect is the enemy of good
It just sounds sophomoric. The focus on modifiers is very chuuni in a boyish sense. It's clear that he was a STEM major
Pretty clear you're a Karen.
And I thought I was bad whining about the fake manifesto that people were pushing around earlier.
Writing style aside. It's concise and doesn't preach. It's a statement of admission and motivation. Nothing else.
Disagree on concise which was the point of my whole comment.
Read:
Punchier. More direct. Adverbs are fine in moderation but this was way too many. I only wish he would've let me proofread this before doing the deed.
He did a fine job for not being a writer or even really attempting to be one. Sure it could have been better but it was more than good enough.
The writing was very bad imo but it's the message that's important here
Honestly, based on the class average for "political killing manifestos" it's at least a passing grade.
It's not an A, obviously, but met expectations and was clear in message, solid B- imo.
If there isn't already an SMBC comic where an English professor supervillain threatens to blow up the Earth for the sole purpose of showing the public what a well written manifesto looks like then there should be
well actually
FTFY
I can't beleive this guy didn't use MLA approved style for his confession note, crazy world.
Prose =/= format
MLA handbooks have a lot of style advice
He should have had his manifesto/confession proof read???
He just put all his stats into charisma