Craft has been used as a verb since the Old English period and
was used in Middle English to refer specifically to the artful construction
of a text or discourse. In recent years, crafted, the past participle
of craft, has enjoyed a vogue as a participle referring to
well-wrought writing. Craft is more acceptable when applied to
literary works than to other sorts of writing, and more acceptable as a
participle than as a verb. Seventy-three percent of the Usage Panel accepts
the phrase beautifully crafted prose. By contrast, only 35 percent
accept the sentence The planners crafted their proposal so as to
anticipate the objections of local businesses.
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