March 2012
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“Never use a Metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to...”
– The first rule from The Economist’s style guide, which refers to George Orwell’s six elementary rules (“Politics and the English Language”, 1946).
February 2012
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“He crossed the Atlantic because it was there, and the Pacific because it was...”
– The lede to John Fairfax’s obituary in the Times, easily one of the most beautifully crafted obituaries I’ve ever read.
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“Living alone comports with modern values. It promotes freedom, personal control...”
– Eric Klinenberg, a sociology professor at NYU and the author of “Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone,” in a NYT column about living alone.
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