Can’t tell y’all how much I dig a teacher who doesn’t shy from cursing. This here edubloc is populated far and wide by jargon-spewin’ automatons, a dozen of which I’d buy for a dime ‘cept I don’t know if I could tell one from another. There are subtler ways to relate to real human beings than through profanity, sure, but I prefer it to the antiseptic alternative. ¶ Along those lines, Taylor’s got nine writing tips she picked up from Slim Shady.