Paragraphs???
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You will have to consult Dr. Harbrace aka: The Turtle
But till he gets here, read this: The Harbrace, English Grammar.
Continuously evolving to address the needs of today's students, THE HODGES HARBRACE HANDBOOK, 18E, guides student writers in developing their understanding of the rhetorical situation. This understanding enables even those students with minimal experience or confidence in their writing to learn to write more effectively--to choose the most pertinent information, arrange it well, and use the most appropriate language when writing for an audience. This grammar-first handbook provides comprehensive coverage of grammar, style, punctuation, mechanics, writing, and research--all presented in the context of rhetorical concerns, including the writer, reader, message, context, and purpose. Like all of its predecessors, the 18th edition provides both teachers and students the ease of reference and attention to detail that have made the HARBRACE handbooks THE standard of reliability since 1941. Aww, the joys of learning.
But till he gets here, read this: The Harbrace, English Grammar.
Continuously evolving to address the needs of today's students, THE HODGES HARBRACE HANDBOOK, 18E, guides student writers in developing their understanding of the rhetorical situation. This understanding enables even those students with minimal experience or confidence in their writing to learn to write more effectively--to choose the most pertinent information, arrange it well, and use the most appropriate language when writing for an audience. This grammar-first handbook provides comprehensive coverage of grammar, style, punctuation, mechanics, writing, and research--all presented in the context of rhetorical concerns, including the writer, reader, message, context, and purpose. Like all of its predecessors, the 18th edition provides both teachers and students the ease of reference and attention to detail that have made the HARBRACE handbooks THE standard of reliability since 1941. Aww, the joys of learning.
There actually is a difference in writing for print journalism and internet writing. Not sure of the details but my daughter was telling me about it a couple weeks ago, she has classes in both and was saying switching back and forth can be confusing.
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There are many differences, like with Internet journalism you aren't really constrained by space like you are in print. And the fact that people tend to "scan" Internet articles rather than read every word as with print, so you have to present it as being more easily readable, to better choose words that stand out, make sure not to have more than one idea in a paragraph (because they won't even see sentences past the first one or two), and break paragraphs up into smaller chunks sometimes using just one sentence per paragraph.
But eliminating paragraphs altogether and not using basic grammar syntax, so as to make it less readable, is not recommended for either print or electronic journalism.
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If that is the exact unedited content they need to reread their own material. That should be broken into two paragraphs for readability.
paullud
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Were the misspellings and lack of punctuation a joke?
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I was wondering if someone caught that
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