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Psycholinguist and cognitive scientist Pinker (The Language Instinct) explains up front that his work isn't a traditional writing manual; rather, he says, it's designed for those who seek to improve already sturdy writing skills. He advocates using classic style, and explains what that means thoroughly. Devised by literary scholars Francis-Noel Thomas and Mark Turner and intended for writers addressing a general audience, classic style is best accomplished by the writer imagining that she (the generic gender pronoun used...Log In or Sign Up to Read More