What do "feel" and "just" have in common? They're listed in the following articles about words to avoid when writing.
In the first one, 10 Words to Avoid When Writing, David Bowman focuses on ten enemies that "nearly always weaken writing": Really, You, Feel, Think, As, A lot, Sort of, Like, Just, Used to.
In the second one, Words and Phrases to Avoid, you can find a long list of words that "deserve to die." They appear in order of popularity. Happy killing!
As usual, your comments are welcome.
Thanks to Zsadi, who sent me this lovely excerpt!
Thanks to Zsadi, who sent me this lovely excerpt!
Loved the tip! Is there a list of suggestions to use instead of this words? My daughters go to a 100% english school and very often they have to write papers, however, I find it difficult to replace this words since the english they speak and write is american, and I hate to say it, but with americans is like the easiest, the better. But, would love to learn different and more formal ways to write, so I could pass it along.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Chacha
Hey there!
DeleteI'm so glad you liked this article!
On the sites mentioned above there are many other articles about writing, I hope you'll find new useful tips.
HUGS!! Thank you for your comment! Mwuah to your daughters, too :)
Loved the tip! Is there a list of suggestions to use instead of this words? My daughters go to a 100% english school, and often have to write papers and such, but since is american english, is like the easiest, the better. Would love to learn different and more formal ways to write it so I could pass it along.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Zsadi
Very interesting post. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad you liked it!
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