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Clickbait writers hate this English professor’s time-saving trick!

  • Clickbait writers hate this English professor’s time-saving tip!
  • Defeat clickbaiters with this one weird trick!
  • You won’t believe how punctuation can save you time.
  • Will you regret clicking that headline phrased as a question?
You can safely avoid clicking any headline phrased as a question, promising an emotional reaction, or hedging a claim with “may” or “could be”.
You won’t miss anything important if you don’t click that bait.

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