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Dull Words and Phrases

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One Simple Way to Enliven Your Writing

Why Adjectivization Dulls Your Writing

Turn certain adjectives into verbs.

 

Recently, we discussed nominalizations, nouns that should be verbs, and how they slow and dull our writing. Some adjectives present in a similar pattern, and we enliven our sentences by also turning these adjectives into verbs.

 

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This trend is reflective of reflects the problems with the general economy.

 

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However, the documents should be responsive respond to discovery requests.

 

SynCon’s ability to meet customer demand is dependent depends on its replacement of the 26-inch pipeline.

 

Writing to a partner is different differs from writing to a client.

 

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About Gary Kinder

Gary Kinder

WordRake founder Gary Kinder has taught over 1,000 writing programs for AMLAW 100 firms, Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies. He’s also a New York Times bestselling author. As a writing expert and coach, Gary was inspired to create WordRake when he noticed a pattern in writing errors that he thought he could address with technology.

In 2012, Gary and his team of engineers created WordRake editing software to help writers produce clear, concise, and effective prose. It saves time and gives confidence. Writing and editing has never been easier.

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WordRake is editing software designed by writing expert and New York Times bestselling author Gary Kinder. Like an editor or helpful colleague, WordRake ripples through your document checking for needless words and cumbersome phrases. Its complex algorithms find and improve weak lead-ins, confusing language, and high-level grammar and usage slips.

WordRake runs in Microsoft Word and Outlook, and its suggestions appear in the familiar track-changes style. If you’ve used track changes, you already know how to use WordRake. There’s nothing to learn and nothing to interpret. Editing for clarity and brevity has never been easier.