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To: rlmorel

You used all those words when you could have just said, he is black and his crutch is that the NFL hates black players................right?????


76 posted on 07/06/2019 7:00:35 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: Midwesterner53
Partly. Here's a shorter versionI wrote:

He was a slightly less than average quarterback that couldn't find a second receiver or read a defense, but was a decent scrambler. Jim Harbaugh tailored the offense around him, and he had one good season before teams realized they could use one DB as a spy and cover one short, cause he couldn't read a defense. He also went vegan and lost strength, so he couldn't scramble anymore.

When he realized he couldn't compete, he became a professional agitator, aided by the dark forces of Nike.

78 posted on 07/06/2019 7:16:32 AM PDT by Richard Kimball
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To: Midwesterner53

LOL, well....I admit that I get a fair number of the “TL/DR” responses, which understand. I get wordy, but...I do use FR to sharpen my writing skills, such as they are.

I have never been able to deliver the pithy one line responses like some do (which I really enjoy) and when texting, I cannot use the shorthand...if I have to say “Be right back” I have to spell it out, not use the “BRB” acronym.

I know Strunk & White advocate the direct, less wordy approach as the pathway towards more powerful writing, but...I rarely succeed in following their advice!


83 posted on 07/06/2019 11:45:42 AM PDT by rlmorel (Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
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