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“[[If in doubt, stick it in]].” | {{a|negotiation|}}“[[If in doubt, stick it in]].” | ||
Known as [[Casanova’s advice]] or the [[Credit officer’s refrain]], this is an admonition that rings daily around the cloistered spaces of every institution but is only offered, in these pages, with a generous helping of irony. | |||
Better advice: [[murder your darlings]]. Or, as our brethren [[Mediocre lawyer|lawyers]] would say, [[murder your darlings|subject one’s darlings, or procure that such darlings are subjected to, culpable homicide]]. | Better advice: [[murder your darlings]]. Or, as our brethren [[Mediocre lawyer|lawyers]] would say, [[murder your darlings|subject one’s darlings, or procure that such darlings are subjected to, culpable homicide]]. | ||
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*[[Credit department]] | *[[Credit department]] | ||
*[[Give it a try]] | *[[Give it a try]] | ||
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Known as Casanova’s advice or the Credit officer’s refrain, this is an admonition that rings daily around the cloistered spaces of every institution but is only offered, in these pages, with a generous helping of irony.
Better advice: murder your darlings. Or, as our brethren lawyers would say, subject one’s darlings, or procure that such darlings are subjected to, culpable homicide.
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Plain English Anatomy™ Noun | Verb | Adjective | Adverb | Preposition | Conjunction | Latin | Germany | Flannel | Legal triplicate | Nominalisation | Murder your darlings