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For many writers, eliminating wordiness isn’t easy. Perhaps they’ve learned to “pad” their writing to meet a word count for a college paper, they’re struggling to find the right words, or they think that adding words makes their writing sound more formal or that their readers expect it. However, wordiness in business, scientific, and technical writing can confuse your readers, bury your...
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Most people like shortcuts. Shortcuts are useful when texting ("u" versus "you"), driving, cooking, and most other things, as long as the quality isn't affected by the shortcut. So, the next few blogs will give you "shortcuts" you can use when writing for impact; specifically, things that will make your writing more concise. Ready?? 1. Avoid Expletives Typically, we think of expletives...
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