1. Academic Writing
for Graduate Students

2. Academic Writing
Annemiek Wegman
a.wegman@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Blackboard course: [1213]Academic Writing
(EAS-KE-1213FGW)

3. Academic Writing
Compare these two so called “Dear Jack” letters and find out what commas can do:
Dear Jack, Dear Jack,
I want a man who knows what love is all I want a man who knows what love is. All
about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. about you are generous, kind, thoughtful
People who are not like you admit to being people, who are not like you. Admit to being
useless and inferior. You have ruined me for useless and inferior. You have ruined me. other
men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings For other men I yearn. For you I have no feelings
whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be whatsoever. When we’re apart I can be
forever happy- will you let me be yours? forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Jill Jill