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05.11
12:51
Writing teachers will always tell you to use strong words whenever possible. That’s because strong nouns and verbs can improve both the clarity of a sentence and its structure.
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05.11
10:06
One of the common causes of wordiness is a writer’s propensity to use generic, catch-all terms to refer to a concept better expressed by another word. As a result, they spend additional phrases and clauses trying to explain exactly what the catch-all term means.
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09.10
8:24
Just from the name alone, you probably know that subordinate clauses can’t stand alone. That, despite the fact that they contain both a subject and a verb. Being subordinate, they are dependent on another part of the sentence for their existence, having no meaning on their own.
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07.10
7:33
Both introductions and topic sentences suffer from a latent trap. They encourage writers to cram as much information as they can in as tight a space. While there is value to introducing all the ideas you plan to develop within a single statement, going too far can lead to downright confusing language.