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Tighten your writing by replacing descriptive phrases that follow a noun with an adjective that precedes it. For example, "People who are experienced at cooking know how to boil an egg," can be revised to "Experienced cooks know how to boil an egg." \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 6)
{\bf{4.  Strengthen Your Verbs}} \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1)
Let your verbs do some heavy lifting to put more power in your sentences and eliminate extra verbiage. For example, "The report gave an analysis of employee concerns," can be more concisely written: "The report analyzed employee concerns."% Row Count 13 (+ 5)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{It was a humbling experience and I learned a hard lesson: sloppy copy reduces writing profits. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2)
Maybe you are a skilled self-editor but, for those of you who are like me and need an occasional refresher to prevent your prose from running amok—whether you write marketing and web copy, books, articles or blogs—here are five ways to say more with less:% Row Count 8 (+ 6)
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People hire \{\{link="http://groupspaces.com/writingresearchpapers/pages/5-steps-to-create-a-profitable-writer-s-website"\}\}writers\{\{/link\}\} to say something new, not something old. Rarely does using a cliche improve your prose. Avoid the temptation to communicate a thought using time-worn phrases like: \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 7)
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If you want to improve the quality of your writing, which improves your reputation and attracts profitable writing assignments, spend the time to self-edit your work.% Row Count 18 (+ 4)
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Many redundant phrases have become so common that we use them without thinking. But that doesn't make them right. Some common offenders include: \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 3)
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Remove the word(s) in parentheses and you will remove the redundancy.% Row Count 18 (+ 2)
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Closely related to redundancies are superfluous phrases, used to communicate an amount of false authority and assume general knowledge. Common culprits include: \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 4)
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