I sometimes think that the peerless John McIntyre and I were separated at birth, so closely aligned are our editing brains. I have long privately lamented the death of the use of ‘that’ to maintain clarity before a dependent clause, and JM has a few things to say about this – so whether you’re a writer or an editor, do your readership a favour and embrace ‘that’ a little more. Your prose will have a more elegant flow, and your message will be that bit clearer. Be enlightened on this point, and much more, at https://johnemcintyre.blogspot.com/2024/10/take-that.html.
[Photo by Suzy Hazelwood: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-typewriter-1841204/]