WRITING
TIP!
REDUNDANT
PHRASES
Eliminate
redundant words and/or phrases. Watch for “nodded (his
head)” or “thought (to himself).” The words
in parentheses are redundant and should be omitted. Likewise,
there are “lift (up),” “shrugged (his shoulders)”
and others that tend to be sore spots for many editors.
REMOVE
CLUTTER
Eliminate
words that contribute nothing to a sentence’s meaning. One such
common word is “that.” Read your sentence without a suspicious
word; if the meaning is clear without the suspected word, drop
it.
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