Over the years, I compiled this list to help tighten my
writing. Don’t worry about them in your
first draft, but when you go back for editing, look for them. Use your FIND function to highlight them.
Then reread your document and try to restructure your sentences to eliminate
them.
Many programs are different, especially on the newer
programs, but I use Office 2003. Go to
EDIT / FIND. Then type in the word you want to find. Hit enter and it will go to the first time
that word is used. Highlight the word
and click the box to go to the next one.
You may find you use these words far too often.
Here is a list of my No-No Words:
also
always
aroundconsequently
down
far
furthermore
hardly
here
how
however
in
inside
instead
it is
lt was
last
love
moreover
never
nevertheless
now
once
over
out
outside
quite
rather
really
seemed to be
somewhat
soon
still
then
there
there was
thus
too
twice
under
up
very
when
which
why
wonderful
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