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  • Chapter Nine - Conclusion: Writing Continuum, Language Exploration

  • Laura Aull, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book:
    You Can't Write That
    Published online:
    09 November 2023
    Print publication:
    23 November 2023, pp 161-167
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    The conclusion looks back over the myths to consider where we’ve come from and where we can go next. We already have language patterns, subconscious knowledge, and interest in language to help us. With awareness of timeworn myths, we can move to a new metaphor for writing: a continuum with shared purposes, as well as distinct patterns. A continuum allows us to recognize the range of informal and formal, personal and impersonal, interpersonal and informational writing our world demands. It allows us to see that all these kinds of English writing are systematic, meaningful, similar, and distinct. It allows us to approach the full continuum as fodder for knowledge and exploration.