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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, by Steven Pinker

The metaphor of conversation implies that the reader is cooperative. The writer can count on her to read between the lines, catch his drift, and connect the dots, without his having to spell out every step in his train of thought.

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