topic: [[Writing]] people: created: 2024-07-09 *How to add potency with similar ideas expressed in similar style and grammar .* ##### what is it? If you have expressions of similar content and function it's useful to express in similar grammatical form. Within a list ensure noun and verb forms, phrasing, and rhythm match. ##### why does it matter? These subtle improvements add potency, readability, and the likelihood of readers remembering >Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. MLK I have a dream speech https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety ##### This reminds me of [[nominalization]]. Both parallel structure and nominalization are subtle, but important ways to improve your writing ##### What would the opposite argument be? For goodness sake, just get your ideas down! tags: #note/idea | #on/writing ##### Sources: Lingard, L., & Watling, C. (2021). _Story, Not Study: 30 Brief Lessons to Inspire Health Researchers as Writers_ (Vol. 19). Springer International Publishing. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71363-8](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71363-8) Chapter 20 Syntax