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allofmytoxicity · 21 hours ago
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Words & Phrases to Avoid in Writing
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When you sit down to write an article, essay, or novel, you’ll have to make decisions about word choice and phrasing.
Whether you’re a writer of novels and short stories, a teacher proofreading a research paper or other academic writing, or a content marketing specialist trying to eliminate weak words from your infographic, there are certain unnecessary words you should eliminate that can improve any piece of writing.
Here is a list of words to avoid, as well as some general writing and editing tips to follow in order to become a better writer:
“Very”: Though “very” is meant to be an intensifier, it is clunky and provides no additional information beyond the word it’s magnifying. If you find yourself writing that someone is “very hungry” or “very tired,” it’s likely a sign that you should be choosing stronger adjectives. Instead of “very hungry,” try “famished.” Instead of “very tired,” try “exhausted.” Substituting “very” with stronger adjectives will help decrease your word count, make stronger word choices, and develop a sharper writing style.
“Is” and other “to be” verbs: “To be” verbs, including “is,” “am,” “are,” “was,” “were,” “being,” and “been,” are among the most common words in the English language. That means they’re also among the most overused and should be rejected in favor of stronger verbs. Oftentimes, “to be” verbs are a sign of passive voice, which results in needlessly complex sentence structure. Here’s a good example: Why write “The line was flubbed by Alex” when you could write “Alex flubbed the line”? Active voice helps eliminate useless words while making the sentence more dynamic and easier to understand.
“Thing”: “Thing” is a vague word—it can mean many different things, and vague words force the reader to spend extra time and effort to determine their meaning. When a writer uses words like “thing” and “stuff,” they’re often ignoring a potential replacement word that’s far more vivid and clear. Whether your preferred medium is fiction writing, copywriting, or online writing like blogging, one of the most common writing mistakes you can make is using “thing” and “stuff” instead of a word with more specificity.
Redundant phrases: “Join together.” “Armed gunman.” “Unexpected surprise” are all examples of redundant phrases (not to mention clichés). These unnecessarily wordy phrases can cause a reader to become distracted, and editors will often ask writers to get the same point across in fewer words. If you notice any of these phrases in your first draft, you should eliminate them in your rewriting process.
Extra words and crutch phrases: When it comes to the English language, native speakers tend to use extraneous words and filler phrases in their everyday speech. Bloggers and long-form writers alike should try to eliminate these phrases from their writing. Removing filler phrases like “at the end of the day” and “in spite of the fact” will help you use fewer words and improve the overall clarity and efficiency of your writing.
Prepositional phrases: Prepositions are frequently necessary to indicate the relationship between nouns, pronouns, and action verbs, but writers who are overly reliant on prepositional phrases can find themselves writing needlessly long and complex sentences. Thus, one of the most essential writing skills you can develop is the ability to excise prepositional phrases from your work. If you find yourself staring at a sentence with a bunch of prepositional phrases, try shifting to active voice, substituting adverbs, or omitting nominalizations.
Source ⚜ More: Notes & References ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs
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allofmytoxicity · 21 hours ago
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Writing Notes: Life Cycle
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Erik Erikson’s 8 stages of the life cycle
Normative Crisis — Age — Major Characteristics
Trust vs. Mistrust — 0 to 1 — Primary social interaction with mothering caretaker; oral concerns; trust or mistrust in life-sustaining care, including feeding.
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt — 1 to 2 — Primary social interaction with parents; toilet training; beginnings of autonomous will.
Initiative vs. Guilt — 3 to 5 — Primary social interaction with nuclear family; beginnings of oedipal feelings; development of conscience to govern initiative.
Industry vs. Inferiority — 6 to puberty — Primary social interaction outside home among peers and teachers; school-age assessment of task ability.
Identity vs. Role Confusion — Adolescence — Primary social interaction with peers, culminating in heterosexual friendship; psychological moratorium from adult commitments; identity crisis; consolidation of resolutions of previous 4 stages into coherent sense of self.
Intimacy vs. Isolation — Early adulthood — Primary social interaction in intimate relationship (usually opposite sex); adult role commitments accepted, including commitment to another person.
Generativity vs. Stagnation — Middle adulthood — Primary social concern in establishing and guiding succeeding generation; productivity and creativity.
Ego Integrity vs. Despair — Late adulthood — Primary social concern is reflective: coming to terms with one’s place in the nearly complete life cycle, and with one’s relationships with others.
Erikson’s theory is called a psycho-self-reflexive, contextual process of finding and making meaning in the world.
It is not in conflict with scientific knowledge because, on the hermeneutic account, all psychological knowledge is concerned with this sort of understanding of our world (Verstehen), and not about explaining the universal laws of nature.
His theory charted changes in personality over the entire life cycle, rather than focusing on the early childhood years as critical to all later personality functioning.
Erikson proposed 8 stages of human development, each with its own normative crisis, by which he meant not a debilitating conflict, but rather a period of heightened vulnerability and potential.
He viewed human development as occurring in orderly stages, each with its own special characteristics and its own particular age relationship.
The stages always occur in a particular order and cannot be skipped.
His stages illustrate what Erikson termed the epigenetic principle.
Briefly stated, this principle proposes that critical elements of human personality have a ground plan from which they grow, similar to the physical growth principle by which the undifferentiated cells of embryos develop in orderly ways into organ systems. Thus, all human beings will face the normative crisis of trust versus mistrust in the period of infancy.
The resolution of this crisis leaves the infant with an abiding sense of either trust or mistrust that will become part of later personality functioning.
Each stage builds upon what has gone before and carries elements of itself into future stages.
Erikson’s contributions to psychology, particularly to the study of personality, can be divided into 4 major areas:
His emphasis on the importance of the entire life cycle in personality change
The psychosocial origins of personality
The centrality of self-identity in personality development
The importance of life histories for personality study
Source: Hopkins (1983, p. 74), adapted from Erikson (1968) ⚜ Psychology
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allofmytoxicity · 3 days ago
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SOMEBODY LOVE ME !!!
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allofmytoxicity · 4 days ago
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another part of the “oscar’s accent getting stronger when he’s mad” series
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allofmytoxicity · 6 days ago
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please remove all curses from lando norris.
please remove all curses from lando norris.
please remove all curses from lando norris.
please remove all curses from lando norris.
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allofmytoxicity · 7 days ago
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reminder that whilst yet another premiere of the F1 movie hits the world with its misogynistic representation, today June 23rd we celebrate the International Women in Engineering Day🤍
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allofmytoxicity · 8 days ago
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stevie talking about mat in her AMA
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allofmytoxicity · 8 days ago
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allofmytoxicity · 8 days ago
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swear, sam's going to show up on season 20 or 21 and then just completely confuse greg into giving him 5 points every time.
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look at that face. he knows something. sam reich and alex horne are plotting against us I'm telling you.
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allofmytoxicity · 9 days ago
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You guys just have to trust me on this one and click here okay?
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allofmytoxicity · 9 days ago
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Actually that no punctuation plot hole ooc wattpad fanfic written by that 12 year old will ALWAYS be better than character ai. And I love that 12 year old btw
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allofmytoxicity · 9 days ago
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I just know the other drivers bullied tf out of Carlos for this 😭😭
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This is what he was talking about
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allofmytoxicity · 9 days ago
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Kidnapper: We have your child. Toto: I don’t have a child? Kidnapper: Then who keeps going on about how is dad is a powerful man and will hunt me down. Toto: Oh god, you have Kimi. Toto: I’m going to call an ambulance. Kidnapper: You’re scared that we’ll hurt your kid? Toto: The ambulance is for you when his dad gets there. *Hanging up* Max, kicking down the door: Where the fuck is my child.
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allofmytoxicity · 10 days ago
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This thing oscar does with his mouth sometimes when he wins where you can tell he feels confident and proud of himself yupppp
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allofmytoxicity · 10 days ago
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I cannot write. I CANNOT WRITE. I CANNOT WRITE
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allofmytoxicity · 11 days ago
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[GLEN] Daisy is one of those Swiss Army knives of an actress that can just pull off anything. She's funny, she's heartfelt, she's vulnerable. She's authentically tough. TWISTERS (2024)
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allofmytoxicity · 11 days ago
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gadzooks! my game? It be'eth changed!
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