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		achenet 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Red Hat Technical Writing Style Guide "write drunk, proofread sober" - Ernest Hemingway

Y_Y 7 months ago [–]

Comment drunk, revise never!

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/09/21/write-drunk/

Looks like it was Peter de Vries, but the hallmark of a good quip is shambolic attribution.

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