The Magic of Knowing When to Use Concrete vs. Abstract Language
When trying to make language either more concrete or more abstract, one helpful approach is to focus on either the how or the why.
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How Sight—Not Taste, Smell, or Touch—Became the Sense of the Supermarket
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