MY WRITING TIPS Flashcards

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WORDS TO AVOID THEY LACK AUTHORITY AND CREATE DOUBT

A

THEY LACK AUTHORITY, WEAKEN
WOULD, SHOULD, COULD, MAY, MIGHT AND CAN

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WHAT’S MEANT BY DEFINITE, SPECIFIC, AND CONCRETE LANGUAGE

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  1. PREFER THE SPECIFIC TO THE GENERAL,
  2. THE DEFINITE TO THE VAQUE
  3. THE CONCRETE TO THE ABSTRACT
  4. SHORT WORDS THAT EVOKE IMAGES, ARE BETTER .
  5. ONE OR TWO VOWEL WORDS, WHEN POSSIBLE, ARE STRONGER.
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