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Id highly recommend that you make your punctuation unshowy. I have organized this essay around six rules of thumb that i. Important aspects of macro and substructure of a paper were selected through group discussions. Rules of thumb are supposed to be shortcuts and informed estimates that make practical, everyday activities easier. Precis writing tips and examples pdf published on friday, november 10, 2017. Inspire by elmore leonards 10 rules of writing, we asked authors for their.
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