On more than one occasion I have declared my love affair with the word ‘had’. When you use a word so many times it jumps off the page, you have a problem. It doesn’t matter if the word is used correctly or not. You need to find another way to write the sentence without using ‘the word’. In my case that word is ‘had’.
What’s wrong with using the word ‘had’ over and over, besides making it an awkward read?
- If you are using ‘had’ a lot, odds are you have a lot of backstory/info dump, because it specifically details things that happened before the current action. In some circumstances, that can seem dull, or like the focus is in the wrong place. Why spend so much time on something that’s not happening right now?
- Using ‘had’ too much can also indicate you are telling vs. showing.
- ‘Had’ is also rather formal…
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Every book I have edited has had — haha — certain words completely overused. I mean, of course, the ‘visible’ words unlike ‘the’ and ‘and’ etc.
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I suspect it’s a common occurrence, Leslie 😃
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Very informative thanks for the very useful tips
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Welcome, Nita 😎
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Yep…
it’s always good 😊 to know how one can improve when writing
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