How English Prose Made Progress

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• Author: Henry Oliver
• Full Title: How English Prose Made Progress
• Category: #articles
• Summary: English prose changed most in the 16th and 17th centuries with the rise of plain style and clear syntax, not just by getting shorter. Modern ideas that short sentences are always better miss the complexity of how prose evolved. Writers still use many styles, showing English prose is flexible and varied, not simply simpler.
• URL: https://www.commonreader.co.uk/p/how-english-prose-made-progress

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