Syvannah Boland
After reading this article, I found many of Stedman's pet peeves similar to mine when I read people's writing and they misuse citations and such. I liked all of the advice that he provided, and that whenever he pointed out a problem with writing, he always provided a "fix" to the issue so that the reader can identify when they're wrong and know how to fix the issue, instead of just hearing what the problem is. After I finished reading, I decided to plan to go back into my own writing and try to identify where I had "sloppy writing" and try to fix my citations so it sounds smooth and cohesive. I tend to use quotes 90% of the time when I use a source, so this made me more aware that other uses tend to work more and that quotes are better when less are used.
After reading this article, I found many of Stedman's pet peeves similar to mine when I read people's writing and they misuse citations and such. I liked all of the advice that he provided, and that whenever he pointed out a problem with writing, he always provided a "fix" to the issue so that the reader can identify when they're wrong and know how to fix the issue, instead of just hearing what the problem is. After I finished reading, I decided to plan to go back into my own writing and try to identify where I had "sloppy writing" and try to fix my citations so it sounds smooth and cohesive. I tend to use quotes 90% of the time when I use a source, so this made me more aware that other uses tend to work more and that quotes are better when less are used.
I agree that this article made me want to review my writing for "sloppy" mistakes, and misused citations, as well as made me want to reevaluate the quotes I have used so far in my paper.
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