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So I'm in the early stages of writing what I'm calling an "antiracist grammar book" -- Can any writing teachers help me?

All I need is your TOP 2 GRAMMAR-related topics/issues that you would want in such a book, one intended for students too. Reply to this tweet. Thanks!

This antiracist grammar book is meant to be a counter to the use of grammar books in classrooms. It's meant to also address White language supremacy in grammar instruction and its use in assessments of student writing.

We talkin bout this? Maybe I'm asking: Is abstraction getting harder for most to handle and so many ppl do not try to understand it? Maybe it's the appeal to "writing plainly" that I cringe at? https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/05/07/new-study-says-more-abstract-jargony-articles-get-cited-less?utm_campaign=https://www.insidehighere&utm_content=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_medium=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&fbclid=IwAR3UfONkYVi8BdLIPjzRHJRPUwr3e_E2jFFa8uaBMfQxsM9CiZMrfG1DSAo

New study says more abstract, jargony articles get cited less

New study says scholarly articles that are hard to read don't actually make the author sound smarter, and they get cited less. Authors hope their findings will encourage graduate programs to teach

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/05/07/new-study-says-more-abstract-jargony-articles-get-cited-less?utm_campaign=https://www.insidehighere&utm_content=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_medium=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&fbclid=IwAR3UfONkYVi8BdLIPjzRHJRPUwr3e_E2jFFa8uaBMfQxsM9CiZMrfG1DSAo

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