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user-inactivated  ·  3646 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Write SHORTER SENTENCES Dammit

For my sister indeed.

Although, sometimes my problem is that she sends messages to me that are too short. I had to coach her to not do things on FB messenger like:

    Ok so

    I was going to

    but

    then

    I wasn't sure

    like

    if it was worth it or not

    And so

    I decided

LITTLE SISTER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE SENTENCE.

It's really just her going full on stream of consciousness. Told her to think about what words she wanted to use, and what she actually wants to say to me before she says it. She's much better bout it now...thankfully, haha.





_refugee_  ·  3644 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Used to do that, and via text as well. IM Facebook and text.

lil  ·  3646 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I imagine facebook doesn't demand high levels of literacy. Does she aspire to be as wonderful a writer as you are?

user-inactivated  ·  3646 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I imagine facebook doesn't demand high levels of literacy.

This is true, but the constant notifications demands a headache out of me, haha.

Well first of all, as I've said to Green before, flattery will get you anywhere ya want, lil. She's improved drastically as a writer since she entered her Junior HS year, but she's also great at everything, as far as I can tell. I think she's trying to choose between writing and science, however.

simbha  ·  3646 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Well first of all, as I've said to Green before, flattery will get you anywhere ya want, lil. She's improved drastically as a writer since she entered her Junior HS year, but she's also great at everything, as far as I can tell. I think she's trying to choose between writing and science, however.

People are on their phones now, and if I'm by myself and I need to "type" something large

Thank god for google voice