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Me

About

My wiki-name is Sadi Carnot, modeled on the famous French physicist who in 1824 published the ground-breaking paper "Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire".

Favorites

  1. Fiske, R. (2002). The Dictionary of Concise Writing – 10,000 Alternatives to Wordy Phrases. Oak Park, IL: Marion Street Press, Inc.
  2. Stilman, A. (1997). Grammatically Correct – The Writer’s essential Guide to Punctuation, Spelling, Style, Usage, and Grammar. Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books.
  3. Truss, L. (2004). Eats, Shoots & Leaves. New York: Gotham Books.

Humor

As child we write:

  • “See Dick run.”

As adults, we are more likely to write:

  • “It is imperative that we assiduously observe Richard as he traverses the terrain at an accelerated rate of speed.”

We gain girth and lose mirth - and so does our prose.

Notes

Please leave comments on my talk-page.

Work

2005

2006