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If you are unsure what these words mean: determiners, modifiers, expletives, clauses, infinitives, or curcumlocutions... go directly to THIS PAGE Conciseness: Methods of Eliminating Wordiness 1. Eliminate unnecessary determiners     and modifiers.  Modifiers are not always wordy, but they can be. 2. Change phrases into single words 3. Change unnecessary that, who, and which     clauses into phrases 4. Avoid overusing expletives at the beginning of sentences 5. Use active rather than passive verbs 6. Avoid overusing noun forms of verbs 7. Reword unnecessary infinitive phrases 8. Replace circumlocutions with direct expressions 9. Omit words that explain the obvious or provide excessive detail 10. Omit repetitive wording
Strategies for Reducing Wordiness http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html You can eliminate wordiness in your writing if . . . You mark sections of your writing that you struggled to produce.   If you had a hard time getting your ideas down on paper, chances are you included some "false starts" or filler phrases in your writing, something like the "ahems," "uhs," and "okays" that occur when we're speaking and formulating our ideas at the same time. This is natural. Don't worry about fillers when you're writing. But after you're done with your draft, pass through your paper once, focusing only on eliminating unnecessary language. Pay particular attention to sections you struggled to get out. Before editing, give yourself a breather. Even if you just get yourself a cup of coffee or work on something else for a while, getting away from your paper will help give you the distance you'll need to see what language is needed and what's not.  Learn what wordiness patterns are typical of your writing. Most people tend to fall into two or three patterns of wordiness when they write. Learn what your patterns are, and edit with those patterns in mind.
Wordiness: Danger Signals and Ways to React  One of the most efficient ways to improve your writing is to edit it ... Here are some common patterns of wordiness, with sensible things to do about them. ... puhsd.k12.ca.us/placer/pages/teachers/grundmeier/Wordiness.htm
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