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I usually do. But then again, NA emphasized proper writing and grammar.


I avoid the passive voice and I try not dangle my participles or end a sentence with a preposition. It's all attributable to the amount of writing I had to do to earn my diploma at one of the top prep schools in the Commonwealth. I have no idea how my dad managed to do it. He spent more on my HS education than four years at Virginia Tech ended up costing us.

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Posted: 06/06/2018 at 8:42PM


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