Lately I have noticed a lot of people wearing coats. May have something to do with cold and rain. Also 99.99% have some form of footwear.
I've been criticised for making what I thought were whimsical responses to a couple of his posts. I was hoping that he might take the unsubtle hints and give his posts a bit more thought.
So I'll try a more straightforward but positive advisory approach with a few points:
To ajohn
Try structuring your sentences and paragraphs with a little more thought, so your ideas flow into each other. Avoid sentences that could be taken completely out of context if they are stand alone sentences, like the recent example above. Some of your posts look more like your own notes taken at breakneck speed. your reader cannot keep up with you swapping to new ideas without 'signposts', i.e. linking words or phrases leading the reader into the next sentence, such as 'which explains why...', or 'that is influenced by....', etc, and then elucidate in the new sentence.
Don't throw in a thought without a reason, e.g. "then there's the holidays, pass".
Don't try a supersonic, encyclopaedic overview of an issue. Those don't work, and leads to a load of unconnected and unargued issues.
If you need to highlight something that is of general knowledge in your argument, recognise that, rather than state it as though you've just thought of it.
When you do use apparent unconnected and unargued premises, recognise it, perhaps with 'if this is true, then'. Point out its relevance or why you're presenting it.
When you switch to another argument, topic, or explanation, etc, use a new paragraph. Give your reader time to adjust to this new idea.
Your posts are far easier to read, more enjoyable, more enlightening and easier to respond to, when you deal with one or two issues at a time.
No doubt I'll be subjected to a load of flack now, such as, 'who the heck do I think I am', etc.
Carry on but it's water off a duck's back to me.
probably until more decide covid is over.
