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Cutting out Wordy Phrases and Redundancy |
13 Jun 2023
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Shorter is nearly always better. Short words are clearer than their wordy alternatives. When you have a number of wordy phrases in a letter, email, etc., the document loses clarity. Short doesn’t mean simple – it means that you’ve considered the language you are using carefully with your reader in mind.Subscribe to Workplace English Training E-Platform
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