From the course: Ninja Writing: The Four Levels of Writing Mastery
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Notice implied words
From the course: Ninja Writing: The Four Levels of Writing Mastery
Notice implied words
- Now I want you to be able to recognize what I call implied words. Implied words are words that are, they're basically implied by others that you've already written. So, it kind of creates an unnecessary duplication. So, first you have to be able to notice when an implied word is happening. So, for example, and it can be very subtle that you may not even notice but I will show you how to begin writing an article. That sounds reasonable enough right? But what might be the implied word here? See this seems to say the same thing. I will show you how to begin an article. Now you could argue that there's a possible ambiguity there right. So you might want to distinguish between showing people to begin researching an article as opposed to writing one. So therefore, you might feel the need to be specific about I'm gonna show you how to begin writing an article. But it all depends as with many things on the context. If you feel that there is a possible ambiguity there then you would need to…
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Choose precise words2m 51s
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Avoid technical, abstract words6m 8s
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Choose colorful words7m 2s
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Notice implied words3m
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Avoid pointless distinctions3m 57s
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Degrees of orderliness5m 27s
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Create more special effects6m 8s
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The power of reminder words3m 2s
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Words that sound good together5m 27s
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Numbers into words, titles into descriptions4m 53s
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Don't overemphasize3m 54s
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Slice syllables2m 49s
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Ninja writing exercises: Words6m 43s
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Bonus ninja tactics: How to boost your vocabulary4m 56s
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Bonus ninja tactics: Obsolete hyphens2m 28s
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