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Saying more with less: 4 ways grammatical metaphor improves academic writing

by Vinh To in The Conversation November 24, 2020

Young children often write as they speak. But the way we speak and the way we write isn’t quite the same. . .

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https://theconversation.com/saying-more-with-less-4-ways-grammatical-metaphor-improves-academic-writing-147103

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