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bronze_ribbons) wrote2015-02-16 11:23 am
bronze_ribbons) wrote2015-02-16 11:23 am
portrait of the blogger as a young critic
From Mueller's comments on "The Presentation of Authorial Self in Milton's Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce" (emphasis mine):
[The full comment is actually very kind, and Mueller was not the first or last professor to tell me to cut the fluff. Ars longa...]
In the meantime, there is someone down the street woo-hooing. Perhaps there is sledding involved.
My neighbor had a bit of a time skidding-sliding out of their garage this morning. I am again glad that I don't have to go anywhere today.
... this paper tends toward the loose and baggy in wordy sentence construction and leisurely progression. More economy, more precision, sharper focus will put your fine insights in better stead.
[The full comment is actually very kind, and Mueller was not the first or last professor to tell me to cut the fluff. Ars longa...]
In the meantime, there is someone down the street woo-hooing. Perhaps there is sledding involved.
My neighbor had a bit of a time skidding-sliding out of their garage this morning. I am again glad that I don't have to go anywhere today.