Metadiscourse: The Most Painful Example Of Extraneous Writing
If you’re trying to avoid cluttered writing, you would do well to stay clear of using metadiscourse in your text. The act of writing about the writing, it is consistently a waste of space that leads to both unclear points and unnatural-sounding statements. In fact, I find a propensity to use metadiscourse a more irritating trait for some writers than their grammar skills. At least, even the most basic grammar software can sort the latter out.