We do not read texts word by word, but chunk by chunk. We must read each grammatical construction as a single unit. Deciphering sentences involves isolating phrases within a sentence and recognizing where long phrases begin and end. To write well is not to string words together, but to string together larger phrases, to create full references that carefully distinguish one idea from another, going beyond talking in vague generalities. We can increase the clarity and sophistication of our thought by using extended phrases instead of single words.
Sophisticated thought is qualified thought.
Good writers carefully distinguish between all , most , many , some , few , and one . They specify the specific time, condition, or circumstances an assertion is true. Good writers carefully distinguish between all , most , many , some , few , and one . They specify the specific time, condition, or circumstances an assertion is true. When drawing careful distinctions, authors are not being wishy-washy or nit picking.