Specificity and Concrete Language | how to write vividly

A very specific detail about me is that I'm weirdly obsessed with specificity. specificity inception intensifies

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☾ "Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/pr...

TIMETAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:37 - Vague language
3:02 - Abstract vs concrete language
6:24 - Enhancing specificity
11:10 - Extended example

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