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Unnecessary ceremony: Exercises
From the course: Writing with Flair: How to Become an Exceptional Writer
Unnecessary ceremony: Exercises
- 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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The beauty of simplicity1m 29s
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Fancy, flowery, and official language6m 16s
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Fancy, flowery, and official language: Exercises2m 24s
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Economical ("tight") writing1m 43s
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Economical ("tight") writing: Exercises5m 53s
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Redundant words51s
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Redundant words: Exercises1m 37s
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More implied words57s
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More implied words: Exercises1m 34s
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Long words3m 3s
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Long words: Exercises4m 56s
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Careless repetition3m 31s
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Careless repetition: Exercises8m 21s
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Rambling (saying too much)4m 48s
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Double negatives3m 35s
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Multiply entities2m 47s
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Overstretching thoughts9m 51s
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Unnecessary ceremony2m 53s
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Unnecessary ceremony: Exercises3m 39s
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Excessive punctuation4m 33s
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