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Old 03-04-2015, 08:50 AM  
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Originally Posted by RummyBoy View Post
Powers? You mean prowess?
I meant creative powers, but in this case, yes, prowess works equally well


"If Tennyson managed to produce particularly impressive work in his last years, clearly his creative powers had not declined or flagged."

" In short, your purpose as an editor is to make other people look good and feel good about their final product?not to make them feel stupid, not to show off your linguistic or creative prowess"
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