B.” for his magical abilities to ferret out inconsistencies, eradicate inaccuracies and fix convoluted sentences. “Benjamin is all about the ear,” she wrote in an email. This is an excellent time for someone to tell us how to think about these things. “How hard was that?” Dreyer writes, and Oval Office watchers will recognize an allusion to the president’s notorious “unpresidented” tweet. Other tips: Cut back on “suddenly” and “began to.” Be vigilant for such phrases as “Rob commuted to his job,” with its amusingly jarring inadvertent rhyme.

Source: New York Times February 01, 2019 15:56 UTC