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... simple the fact that often is equally superfluous ( the fact that he was ill his illness ) . Here are some other chunks of dead wood , together with their simple equivalents : in an efficient manner in the matter of ( in respect to ) a ...
... simple the fact that often is equally superfluous ( the fact that he was ill his illness ) . Here are some other chunks of dead wood , together with their simple equivalents : in an efficient manner in the matter of ( in respect to ) a ...
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... simple schoolhouse language as the three R's . Pupils no longer ask to go to the bathroom ; they verbalize their felt need . Nor do they any longer receive report cards : instead , they take home skill - concepts progress charts . In ...
... simple schoolhouse language as the three R's . Pupils no longer ask to go to the bathroom ; they verbalize their felt need . Nor do they any longer receive report cards : instead , they take home skill - concepts progress charts . In ...
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... simple book . For if you are a good teacher , you are sufficiently aware of the learning situation and the student level to use , vividly and forcefully , simple words and simple sentences , and you know that your goal is to teach the ...
... simple book . For if you are a good teacher , you are sufficiently aware of the learning situation and the student level to use , vividly and forcefully , simple words and simple sentences , and you know that your goal is to teach the ...
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Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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