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Monday, March 10, 2008

Overused Words: Maybe

"Commonly Overused Words"

"When you write, use the most precise word for your meaning, not the word that comes to mind first. Consult this thesaurus to find alternatives for some commonly overused words. Consult a full-length thesaurus to find alternatives to words that do not appear here. Keep in mind that the choices offered in a thesaurus do not all mean exactly the same thing. Review all the options, and choose the one that best expresses your meaning."

A sort of specialized mini-thesaurus, with "overused words" from "about" to "want."

(As a recovering English teacher, I need to point out that the advice is to "use the most precise word for your meaning." Good advice: but sometimes the most precise word may be one of the "overused words.")

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