The Poison Fish Summary

The reading, “The Poisoned Fish,” presents a common problem called “Engfish” that many students in high school or college have. In my opinion, Engfish is whenever you write down something and it does not provide a comprehensive understanding of what is written. For example, if a professor asks a student to write about his or her dream house, the student must provide a well elaborate description of how is his or her dream house, providing details about size, measurement, weather, etc. I agree with the author, because Macrorie gives an important reason why students tend to commit this problem, and it is because students think that their professor wants them to write using fancy words. Sometimes it can be true, but it is important to know how