Bill Bennett on Nostr: **David Ogilvy: How to write** “Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, ...
**David Ogilvy: How to write**
“Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.”
*From a memo advertising man David Ogilvy sent to employees at his agency in 1982, titled: “How to Write”.*
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