On Writing Well-10(2)

平权主义的发展带来了语言的变化,以前可以堂而皇之使用he,现在在文章中出现就变得敏感了。因此作者提出了几点处理的办法:1、词的变化:如actor and actress 可以通用performers来表示;2、变复数 ;3、加“or”, 如he or she ;这样变通之后,countless sins can be erased by such small changes .

关于rewriting,作者始终都在强调rewriting的重要性,视其为写作的关键,关乎写作的成败。Writing is like a good watch -it should run smoothly and have no extra parts. 这个比喻点出来写作的至高境界,如同手表,每一个部分都发挥各自作用,不多一厘一毫,力求准确高效。同时写作是循序渐进,不是一蹴即就。Writing is an evolving process ,not a finished product. 

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writing is like a good watch 

Trust you material 就是要充分相信文章的力量,不要过度解释,留给读者评判、联系、想象的空间。Don't annoy your readers by over-explainning-by telling them something they already know or can figure out . 

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