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2、e,thoughthatstructuremaybelessrigidthaninaformalpaper. theinformalessaytendstobemorepersonalthantheformal,eventhoughbothmayexpresssubjectiveopinions.inaformalessaythealessaytheally,trytomaintainasenseofyouroic,butavoidsloppiness. aninformalessay--onpunctuation the
3、essayail.thestyleisthereforejournalisticbutaimedatafairlysophisticatedreadership.paragraphsareshort,asisnormalinanens,andthetoneismoreconversationalthanalessay.noticetheclearstatementofthethesis,theconcreteillustrationsinthebodyoftheessay,andtheoregeneralstatementofp
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5、arkonthepage,it'suseandmisuse??makethatitsuseandmisuse--canleadtomuchhead-scratchingandirritation.yousaythisproblemdoesn'tconcernyou.yousayyouknoforcedtofolloail. caughtyourattention?ididn'tthinkso.it's??rightone,thistime??hardtointerestanyoneina
6、postrophes.they'reeasy,peoplesay,ortheydon'tmatter.you'd'vethoughtfolks'resmarterthanthat.it'sthinkinglikethisthathasgivenusadsproclaimingpotatoe's??49/o(,/)akiloorsignsaybetaggedandtoaybe,butthe. theproblemthefactthatnobodytakesth
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8、allpossessives,eventhoseaysoundreasonablysystematic,butthesystemisonceagaincollapsing.thattobeatsixesandsevens(six'sandseven&#
