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  • The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Shakespeare - are effective largely because they deal in particulars and report the details that matter. Their words call up pictures.

    "The Elements of Style". Book by William Strunk Jr. Chapter II: "Elementary Principles of Composition", 1918.
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