Cutting superfluous words from your texts might make you cringe at first. Then you’ll be sad at parting with some of your “darlings”, those words you think the writing just can’t do without. Next you’ll become serene when you see the logic of it, and even happy at the realization that your message will benefit. When you reread your text, you’ll grin from ear to ear at the result. So go ahead: cut-cut-cut-cut-cut!
Eliminate:
I can assure you that
it goes without saying that
for the sake of discussion
Reduce:
to make a stop at
has a tendency to tends to
predicated on the fact that based on
Reduce to one word:
all throughout
completely full
rather dull
bits and pieces
one and only
in combination with
firm commitment
Substitute with one word:
eat very fast gulp
decrease in strength weaken
in all cases always
take advantage of exploit
call attention to the fact that remind
have the ability to can
in actual fact actually
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