I read so much misguided press and frantic conversations about ChatGPT and its clones writing papers for high school and college students that it makes me wonder how so many “literates” and arguably ...

Ellen Blum Barish (C81, GJ84) is a Chicago-area writer and adjunct writing instructor at Northwestern. Tell us what you think. E-mail comments or questions to the editors at letters@northwestern.edu.

Sentences that snatch our readers’ attention get positive results. Whether you’re back working in the office or still in your jim-jams, no one has the time or inclination to slog through a convoluted ...