Reading your writing aloud might save you from unintended meanings

Even accomplished writers need to scrutinize their first drafts.

Consider this item, which made its way into a distinguished national publication:

"The University of Michigan said Wednesday that it had agreed to pay $490 million to more than 1,000 people who had accused a doctor who worked with football players and other students of sexual abuse."

We are left to wonder: Who are these "students of sexual abuse"?

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