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Omit needless words, codified

27th March 2004

I continue to try to improve my writing. “Omit needless words” is all well and good, but identifying needless words can be a difficult task for the untrained eye. Paul Ford’s Passivator bookmarklet highlights adverbs and passive verbs, both of which can indicate weak writing.

Posted 27th March 2004 at 10:06 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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