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Dangling Participles May Be Funny, But …
If ever there is a time that readers will stop and ask themselves, “Now, what was that!?” it will happen after they read a sentence with a dangling participle. But even though dangling participles are confusing and are certainly poor form, the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged adjective, dangling participles, logically, participle, readers 11 Comments
Tighten Your Writing by Eliminating Redundancy
What do I mean by ‘redundancy’? As many of you know, redundancy in a computer network is important, even necessary, and for some businesses, it may be a matter of life or death. In the computer world, redundancy means that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Clear, duplication, Editing, readers, redundancy, redundant, tighten, wordy 39 Comments
