English
I remember as if it were yesterday one of my teachers—whose name, paradoxically, I can't recall no matter how hard I try—once told that writing long sentences is one of the things that makes writing shine, as this practice forces us to use a lot of connectors and words like adjectives and adverbs, which are the ones that really help describe our ideas in detail, aside from the fact that long sentences also compel us to use punctuation marks correctly in order to seamlessly convey whatever the message is without leaving the reader breathless when reading aloud. Do you agree?
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Long sentences can be effective, but they can also be overwhelming. I prefer using a balance of sentence lengths and punctuation. I also believe in using strong, descriptive verbs and minimizing loading up my writing with adjectives and adverbs.
Title: Paragraph-length sentence (typo in your spelling of length)
Well I have definitely fallen prey to the modern, digitally-influenced style of writing that uses practically no punctuation, including periods. So everything I say is one drawn-out, run-on thought. Stylistically I like variety. A short sentence can do a lot, and adjectives and adverbs can feel like filler, in my opinion. There is this 1000-page novel from a couple years ago that is all one sentence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducks,_Newburyport
Wow, I just read the sample in Spanish on Amazon. I couldn't stand a book saying "the fact that" so many times. I suppose they were rewarding uniqueness, but if there's one thing my brain hates, it's repetition. Although this book proves to me that there are no rules to writing as long as the result works. I see all the fuss about "show don't tell", "adverbs are not your friends" and pushing your writing to the limits of conciseness/brevity as a commercial strategy to make books feel like movies, where everything is told quickly because there's a time limit
I like variety in sentence length. I just wrote this example sentence to get some feedback because I've often been told to split sentences that I wouldn't have split if they were in Spanish. I try to get the gist of it by reading in English, but the difference between one writer and another is huge.
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