I give this book to everyone. Tufte works through hundreds of syntax patterns and their effects on the reader, using real examples drawn from every type of writing imaginable. This book is a fucking joy. https://t.co/3t797GQsYw
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One of my Essay Architecture patterns is “fabric” which is about sentence to sentence motion. It’s the most zoomed in pattern around structure. I think there are five sub-parts to this:
CHAINS — In order to unpack an idea, you need to describe it and change your perspective on it over several sentences. This means you need to “carry” some object (ie
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Writing short sentences will help you write strong, balanced sentences of any length. Strong, lengthy sentences are really just strong, short sentences joined in various ways.