Janice Harayda
May 29, 2022

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You can't say this too often. In my experience as an editor and writing teacher, younger writers often think they need to include the jargon of a field to sound authoritative. In fact, a lot of them need to learn to *avoid* it: that is, to write conversationally (but not sloppily) in order to sound human.

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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