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Writing Tips
I don't consider myself to be an excellent writer, but I do read a lot. As I read, I notice certain things that throw me off. I'll have to re-read the sentence slower, wasting a lot of time. This page lists those things so that everyone can benefit by not using them in their writing.
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Do not use "the former" or "the latter." Give each item in the list a name, and refer to items by name. I don't have time to re-read the previous sentence to figure out which one came first or last.
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Avoid "is it ... ?" unless it is the begining of a sentence, or the question mark appears on the same line. I always confuse this with "it is" and read the sentence wrong.
