Saved by Tom White
Opinion | If You Have Something to Say, Then Say It (Published 2021)
fuzziness of speech to the clarity of print. Speech and print are not the same, and a slavish presentation of recorded speech may not be as representative of a speaker as dialogue that has been trimmed and straightened.
John McPhee • Draft No. 4
Writing is really, really important for a college student. You will succeed academically only if you have the ability to express your thoughts clearly and convincingly.
Cal Newport • How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students
men who live in an academic milieu tend to be unaware of the pre-occupations of ordinary men and women; moreover, their ways of expressing themselves are usually such as to rob their opinions of the influence that they ought to have upon the general public.
harpers.org • In Praise of Idleness
Writing is now one of the few skills you must have—and we really mean “must” here—for the twenty-first century.