{"id":5522,"date":"2015-11-06T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T04:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.adpushup.com\/blog\/?p=5522"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:03:18","slug":"5-ways-to-become-a-better-writer-according-to-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-become-a-better-writer-according-to-science\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Become a Better Writer, According to Science","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What does science have to say about writing that is effective, engaging, and impactful? Read on to find out how you can become a better writer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The internet is filled to the brim with writing advice, as dispensed by everyone from 17th-century poets to modern-day linguists. And real life is no different either \u2014 I bet even your co-worker in IT has his own little nugget of wisdom to share on the subject. Don’t dangle your modifiers. Always write in active voice. Don’t split infinitives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much of this advice is really effective<\/em>, though?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it possible to write with a grammar rulebook open in front of you? More importantly, would doing so necessarily make for better<\/em> writing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to correct English, there\u2019s no one in charge; the lunatics are running the asylum. There is no tribunal. There\u2019s no rules committee. That would just never work with language. There are hundreds of millions of English speakers and they are constantly adding new terms to the language. They\u2019re constantly changing shades of meaning. \u2014 Steven Pinker<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Remember, technically correct does not always translate to interesting or engaging<\/em> for the reader; otherwise, we’d all be reading technical manuals instead of fiction bestsellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does science have to say about writing that is effective, engaging, and impactful? We decided to look into it and here’s what we found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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