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Unnecessary ceremony: Exercises

Unnecessary ceremony: Exercises

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Unnecessary ceremony: Exercises

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- Let's start with some very easy examples of unnecessary ceremony. North Korea's repeated Nuclear tests have been trying the Chinese Government's patience. Easy, right? North Korea's repeated nuclear tests have been trying the Chinese government's patience. The capital G and N are a needless distraction from the meaning of the words. Now here, India's Central Bank kept interest Rates on hold this month. You could just write it like this. Again, the reader doesn't stumble across any clutter that's unnecessary and can just focus on extracting the meaning from the sentence. Now, all of these little details might seem unimportant to you right now, but they make a difference when you add them together with all the other simplicity tactics. Now as always, there are some nuances here that you also want to consider. Take a sentence like this. The victory, on this occasion, went to Manchester United Football Club. You could capitalize the whole of Manchester United Football Club because it's…

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