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Don't give yourself airs

"You must be aware that your reader is at least as bright as you are."

—William Maxwell

Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 01:32PM by Registered CommenterRoy Jacobsen in , | Comments2 Comments

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I thought it meant to not be snobby.
September 18, 2006 | Unregistered CommenterSomeone
Yes, it does. And since thinking yourself the intellectual superior of your reader is a symptom of being snobby...
September 18, 2006 | Registered CommenterRoy Jacobsen

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