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		WalterBright on May 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My students cheated... a lot I don't bother reading articles by people who can't form a complete sentence. In my experience, there's a strong correlation between bad writing and having nothing perceptive to say.

bumby on May 29, 2022 | [–]

There are exceptions, but in general, an ability to communicate clearly correlates to an ability to think clearly.

WalterBright on May 29, 2022 | [–]

I expected saying that would be unpopular. But I'm hardly alone in this attitude, and so it pays to learn how to write.

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