Avoid overusing the verb ‘to be’
The verb ‘to be’, when overused, can make your text sound static and lacking in action. We can usually rephrase the sentences. Try your hand… Read More »Avoid overusing the verb ‘to be’
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Avoiding “Zombie nouns” to engage your reader
Writer and scholar Helen Sword coined the term Zombie nouns to denote nouns with more than two syllables and that typically end in -tion, -ment… Read More »Avoiding “Zombie nouns” to engage your reader