The Number Of Errors In Any Piece Of Writing Rises In Proportion To The Writer's Reliance On Secondary Sources.

The Number Of Errors In Any Piece Of Writing Rises In Proportion To The Writer's Reliance On Secondary Sources.

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The number of errors in any piece of writing rises in proportion
to the writer's reliance on secondary sources.
-- Harold Faber

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