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Avoid Excess Wordiness

Avoid Excess Wordiness. Eliminate unnecessary expressions Limit long lead-ins Drop unnecessary fillers Remove redundant words Dump trite expressions Avoid slang and clichés. Eliminate Unnecessary Expressions. Try this We think Please Also Now Although. Limit Long Lead-ins .

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Avoid Excess Wordiness

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  1. Avoid Excess Wordiness • Eliminate unnecessary expressions • Limit long lead-ins • Drop unnecessary fillers • Remove redundant words • Dump trite expressions • Avoid slang and clichés

  2. Eliminate Unnecessary Expressions Try this We think Please Also Now Although

  3. Limit Long Lead-ins Try this All employees meet today. Thanks to everyone who voted.

  4. Drop Unnecessary Fillers Revise sentences to avoid fillers such as there is/was and it is/waswhen used merely to take up space. Try this Only one employee should be promoted. Lisa and Jeff were honored.

  5. Remove Redundant Words Avoid unnecessarily repetitious words. What words could be omitted in these expressions? advance warning close proximity exactly identical filled to capacity final outcome necessary requisite new beginning past history refer back serious danger advance warning close proximity exactly identical filled to capacity final outcome necessary requisite new beginning past history refer back serious danger

  6. Omit Trite Expressions Modern at your request at your request attached separately

  7. Avoid Slang and Clichés Avoid informal expressions that have changed meanings. Avoid clichés. Substitute more precise words. Instead of this We had reached the end of our rope. Try this We could go no further.

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