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Why write?

Why write?

Tim Gorichanaz
Jul 05, 2013
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It's safe to say that we take writing for granted these days, so I thought it'd be prudent to take a few moments to reflect on why writing is so special.

Like all inventions, writing evolved to fulfill a need—in this case, it was an answer to the limitations of spoken language: Before writing, communication could only happen if two people coincided in ti…

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