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Revision as of 12:18, 18 May 2021

Modern Americans can't write for shit.

"Modern Americans can't write for shit" is a short essay by Karl Jones.

Modern Americans can't write for shit

Context: "I think half the problem on this damn website is that many people just are not clear writers."
—Coles Street Pothole @ColesStreetPoth

Most Americans can't write for shit.

Not since the 1800s.

Have you read Civil War diary entries by half-literate foot soldiers?

Those guys could *write*.

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