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Leave the Preaching to the Preachers
Good writing requires good manners. This is especially true when a writer wants the reader to take some action or agree with some opinion. However, if you offend your readers, they probably won’t do what you tell them to do. In fact, one of the... Don't Hedge
As the word is being used here, "hedge" means to qualify your statements, express them as opinions, or tell the reader that you are not confident in what you are writing. In the following sample statements, the writer demonstrates his lack of confide... An Editor’s Selection of Favorite Authors
I’m looking for a particular quote, and I can’t find it. The quote goes something like this: If you want to know what a good painting is, you only have to look at a million paintings. The same can be said for writing. If you want to know what good wr... Pacing Your Ideas for Impact and Understanding
A. What Is Pacing?Think about runners in a relay race. A member of the relay team starts running, makes a loop around the track, and passes off the baton to the next runner. A new runner grabs the baton, runs for a while, and then does something sign... 10 Overused Words in Writing
All words are good words. Some, however, are overused without adding value to what you write. As a result, they reduce the readers’ interest, make text seem redundant, and cause the writer to appear amateurish. We have created a list of 10 over... Using “Lay” and “Lie” Correctly
“Lay” and “Lie” are irregular verbs, but “perplexing” would be a better adjective to describe them. Once you get past the present tense, they change in some surprising ways. I have never figured out a way to rememb... Everyone Loves Being Single
We may have to revise our thinking. For quite a while, Precise Edit has been saying that the most common error we correct is the misuse of "that" and "which." This may no longer be true. In nearly every document we have edited rec... 10 Words to Avoid When Writing
Writing is a combination of art and craft. The art comes from lots of reading, talking, thinking, dreaming, and writing. The craft is primarily technique. Some techniques are complex, but a few are very simple and will instantly strengthen your writi... R & R: Rephrase and Replace
Often when we are editing, we come across sentences that we can revise in several ways. When we cannot easily select a particular revision, we employ a strategy we call R & R, which stands for "Rephrase and Replace."Rephrasing the sentence is creatin... Keeping It Simple: The Subject-Verb-Object Structure
Clear writing, direct writing, simple writing, economical writing, easy-to-understand writing. All these phrases mean the same thing, and they have one purpose—Help the reader to understand what you are writing. Their opposites are fuzzy writin...
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