Response to "How to say Nothing"

Though the article was indeed dated, I did notice that some of the mistakes listed by Roberts apply to myself. Two that stuck out to me the most were using extra words in sentences where they aren't needed, and going with obvious content in my writings. The first mistake I do often if the piece requires a certain number of words, which was the reason given by Roberts in the article. The second mistake listed in the article that I tend to do, sticking with the obvious, is something that I had never noticed until I read this article. Using the normal responses may make writing the piece easier, but it shows that you didn't invest as much time or thought as you would have, had you picked to write about something original. From this article, I've learned to steer clear of my two usual mistakes, as well as using less padding, such as "In my opinion,", which I tend to use a lot in my papers and reports. The rest of the article was pretty irrelevant to me, due to the period in which it was written.