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The Guide to Grammar and Writing is sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, a nonprofit 501 c-3 organization that supports scholarships, faculty development, and curriculum innovation. ... Eliminating Wordiness...
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Like other kinds of wordiness, redundancy makes writing fat. Sometimes people use redundant expressions because they don't recognize the precise definition of a word. For example, close proximity is redundant because proximity by itself means nearness.
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Get Grammar Girl's take on wordiness and idioms. Learn the definition of an idiom and how to cut back on wordiness. ... Grammar Girl: I enjoyed your podcast on wordiness. Concise speaking (or writing) is not easy to do but is well worth the effort. During the podcast, you mentioned that you thought the phrase "I just wanted...
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In a month or so I'll be announcing the Grammar Girl Pet Peeve of the Year, and it will be based entirely on your input. Let me know what irritated you the ... For example, in Grammar Girl's episode titled "Wordiness and Idioms" at 1:50, our hostess says, "I'm sure there's other great examples that I'm not thinking of."
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Nov 2, 2004 ... Grammar Rx: Wordiness. Ockham's Razor: In cut-and-dry terms, the theory of Ockham's razor says that the best way to get your point ...
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1.1 Attacking Wordiness at its Source ... Discover that a lot of bad writing is "in the flab itself" (202). If you trim your sentences down to the absolutely crucial elements, most likely you'll eliminate errors of grammar and idiom.
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The grammar crime: Wordy sentences use too many useless words that clutter writing. Good writing is simple and direct; it uses the simplest word possible ...
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Good Grammar; I like the exact word, and clarity of statement, and here and there a touch of good grammar for picturesqueness. (The Autobiography of Mark Twain, 1924) ... The Rules of Grammar; I am almost sure by witness of my ear, but cannot be positive, for I know grammar by ear only, not by note, not by the rules.
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Which statement is true of wordiness? ... A. Wordiness buries the message with unnecessary language that clogs meaning. ... Home > Longman Handbook Student Resources > Wordiness > Grammar Exercises >
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