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Write Right: Brevity Can Impede Clarity (or, A Capital Situation)

SUMMARY

Writing briefly about broad political ideas can be confusing and result in ambiguity and misunderstanding. The author outlines rules for when to capitalize words like "communist," "democratic," and "socialist," and how it's more important to be clear and accessible, than it is to be brief.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Jul 18, 2005

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Mar 01, 2018