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I thought the first few pages of the book were rather interesting personally because I know I am always guilty of making sentences much more complicated and longer than they need to be. I feel like during high school I was almost rewarded for using more words than necessary, and it is probably going to be difficult for me to get out of that habit. I really enjoyed reading all of the quotes from famous authors about the use of "legalese" and overly complex wording, particularly the comment by Douglas Chadwick about scientific phrasing.
I was hoping that we could go over the usages of "who" and "whom" at some point because I have never really understood the differences between those words.
Finally, I just have to add that I am confident that I will not mind reading a book when it uses the word "hobgoblins" in all seriousness, particularly as the bold-print title of a section.
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