Word: straightforword
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Dates: during 1921-1921
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Among the most exasperating vices of contemporary authors is the tendency to carry suggestion, rather than direct statement, of a fact or situation to the point of obscurity, and to this vice several of the contributors to the Advocate have fallen victims. The substitution of suggestion for straightforword declaration may become very effective when employed with moderation by such skillful hands as those of Kipling, who is probably the chief sponsor of the device; but since all followers are likely to exaggerate the tricks of their masters, it is a dangerous instrument for indiscriminate use. In the "Translation from...
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