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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Overused Words: a List

"10 Overused Words in Writing"
Precise Edit

"All words are good words. Some, however, are overused without adding value to what you write. As a result, they reduce the readers’ interest, make text seem redundant, and cause the writer to appear amateurish...."

From "There" to "Because" - I don't suggest never using words on this list, but it's very easy to over-use them.

A pretty good resource.

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