To Read One — How To Write A Sentence: And How

Fish argues that we focus too much on what we want to say and not enough on the form we use to say it. He suggests that if you master the "logical skeleton" of a great sentence, you can plug in any subject matter and it will still be brilliant.

His core argument? A sentence is not just a pile of words; it’s a The "Form Over Content" Secret How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

You can't write a great sentence until you understand how a sentence works. Fish argues that we focus too much on

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