About This Book
Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence. In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style...
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6h 13m
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180 WPM
4h 28m
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250 WPM
3h 12m
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350 WPM
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