Below is a great infographic detailing some weak words and how to fix them.
Do you agree with this exercise or not? Do you have anything you can add to it?
Years ago I had to strike the word “very” from an author’s manuscript because it had been used far too many times. In a very funny email the author replied with the word “very” typed over 500 times. The author said they were trying to get the word out of their system so it would not appear in their next book!
Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog 
Really? I’m supposed to avoid “was” and her friends? Those are the glue words that hold together the English language. 🙂
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The Spoken Language Joelle 😀
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“Dialogue!” she grumbled, wishing she spoke with the eloquence she wrote. 🙂
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I seriously doubt that, Chris… but thanks for this post, very handy!
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Welcome Jaye 😀
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I believe you have really good stuff on your blog, along with very good things, some of which were provided by other bloggers.
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That’s very true Noelle – without the contributors, I’d have no blog worth reading 😀
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That’s one of the appeals of your blog, the fact that you’re sharing advice that most of us might not find on our own.
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Once you know the question, the answers needed can be found Joelle, that’s all I basically do 😀
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