Tag Archives: clarity

How to Reduce Prolific Prepositions

Posted on 12/05/2011 by Admin

This is Part 2 about the overuse of Prepositional Phrases. In today’s English, overuse of these phrases has diluted our writing and weakened its impact. Some experienced business and technical writers view prepositional phrases as evil. I wouldn’t go that far … sometimes they are … Continue reading →

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What is a “rambling sentence”?

Posted on 10/28/2011 by Admin

Rambling sentences reflect composition by a hurried, lazy or inexperienced writer. The reason writers should find and fix rambling sentences is their tendency to frustrate readers, which can happen in either fiction or nonfiction. As most writers know – frustrating the reader … Continue reading →

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Introduction to the Write Tight Site

Posted on 09/22/2011 by Admin

Welcome to the blog I’ve dedicated to Tight Writing. What is tight writing? It’s writing that has been sufficiently tightened so the paragraphs don’t wander, taking forever to get to the point, and the sentences don’t confuse the reader into … Continue reading →

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