Anyone Else Sick of the WordPress Problems?

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Bloggers, Frustrated with WordPress, WordPress, WordPress Bugs, WordPress Problems, writers, writing

Anyone else ready to dump WordPress? I am not a ranter, but really WordPress, really? Really? Here is my rant.

Blogging takes an enormous amount of time (ask your husband/wife/significant other – you know it bugs them) and the evil programmers at WP have added to it by nuking comments, putting comments (even MY comments on MY post) in the spam folder, double emailing when someone comments, and deciding that I must read EVERY SINGLE COMMENT MADE on EVERY SINGLE BLOG I COMMENTED ON FROM NOW INTO PERPETUITY.

Argh. What a waste of a day it has been dealing with WordPress’ shenanigans.

I’m ready to move on to a better platform. Are you fair readers?

Maybe the folks at WordPress will suppress this post before it goes to “print” and you will never see it.

Or, what is more likely to happen, my rant will arrive in your in-box 62 times in the next 3 minutes.

Sorry folks. I will return to my normal mild-mannered ways tomorrow. Ah. I feel much better now. I think.

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Strong vs Weak Words – Part 5 ~ Never and Always

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Overused Words, Overusing the Word Always, Overusing the Word Never, Strong vs Weak Words, writers, writing, Writing Advice, writing tips

“Never” on a Sunday. Or maybe “always” on a Sunday.

 You guessed it. Today’s weak words to avoid are:

Never 

And

Always

When stating the action, the “never” or “always” is implied. Here are examples:

I never go out on Saturday nights. 

You poor lonely soul loser.

I stay home on Saturday nights and cry in my beer. 

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My mom always says I need to stand up straight.

My mom tells me the same thing!

My mom nags about standing up straight.

In most instances, “never” and “always” are filler and make the sentence fall flat. Besides, it is rare that someone “always” does something.

I will “never” confess how many times I used the word “never.” Let’s just say I “always” used it.

Geez Robin, follow your advice would you?

I won’t confess how often I used the word “never” because I am too embarrassed.

For advice on other words that sneak into your writing, clink on the links below:

• I Have a Problem with “That”
• Sneaky Little Words for the word GOT
• Strong vs Weak Words for the word WENT
• Strong vs Weak Words – Part 2 for the word PEOPLE
• Strong vs Weak Words – Part 3 for the words THING and STUFF
• Strong vs Weak Words – Part 4 for the words GO and GOING
• Moldy Verbs, Adverbs, and Intensifiers