First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life

by Joe Moran

I like my sentences to look the same as they speak. I steer clear of contractions, like No. or Ltd, and spell out numbers up to a hundred, because otherwise the reader has to think for a micro-moment about how to turn that symbol into sound.

I like my sentences to look the same as they speak. I steer clear of contractions, like No. or Ltd, and spell out numbers up to a hundred, because otherwise the reader has to think for a micro-moment about how to turn that symbol into sound.