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Overused Words, Overusing the Word Just, Strong vs Weak Words, Strong Words, Weak Words, writers, writing
“All the world’s a stage . . . “
~William Shakespeare
Really Bill? Isn’t it the same if you said, “The world’s a stage?”
He scoffed from deep in his grave and said, “It is lyrical with the “all” in situ.”
True, so true. How Shakespearean of you. However . . .
All the donuts are stale.
Is more visual when stated . . .
I chipped a tooth because I bit into Bill’s stale donut.
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All the people adore Robin’s blog posts.
And why wouldn’t they?
Bloggers from Istanbul to Bakersfield adore Robin’s witty blog about writing.
Did you notice I nuked the word PEOPLE too?
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That was all the time I had to work on my novel today.
You must be writing a blog.
I had one minute to work on my novel today because I was reading hundreds of brilliant words written by Robin.
See what I mean? Sometimes “all” is okay, but please don’t ever say “alls,” as in “alls I’m gonna to do is fix me some ribs.” Hmmm . . . I’m hungry. How about you Bill?
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
- Strong vs Weak Words – Part 5 for the words ALWAYS and NEVER
- Strong vs Weak Words – Part 6 for the words PRETTY, SURE, and CERTAIN
- Strong vs Weak Words – Part 7 for the word HAD and HAVE
- Strong vs Weak Words – Part 8 for the word JUST
- Moldy Verbs, Adverbs, and Intensifiers
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You have done the imposible. You have introduced me to my WIP again, in a gentle non invasive way. Thank you. 🙂
What a sweet thing for you to say. Isn’t it funny how a word say here, or a piece of advice gleaned there, can make you look at your work in a new light. I am so glad a few of my words helped you do that very thing.
All the people should pay attention not just pretend to. OOoops! Couldn’t help myself.
I know, right? We are all talking “code” around here now.
Makes me wonder how many times I’ve used “just” in my novels. Hmm. I guess I should check.
Let me know what you find. Maybe it isn’t a problem for you.
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I love this series — I need to go back and print all the chapters for reference!
That is fantastic! Thank you.
You have followers in Bakersfield?
Hundreds. Or, maybe it is the one guy in Bakersfield who owns a computer.
Hiyall, nice post 🙂
Ha ha. Very funny. Y’all come back, y’hear?
Haha, I snorted coffee. I have all your words on my whiteboard and am ticking them off as I eject them. I notice I use “as” a great deal.
And deleting/editing/reworking the “all” out going ok Kate?
You can’t pick on Bill. “All” in the context of “the world and everything in it” is acceptable, plus it was dialogue which also makes it acceptable. That said, I agree with you about eliminating “all” for the most part, and the other examples.
Yeah, not nice to pick on a brilliant dead guy.
This made me laugh. 🙂 Very well done!
I love it when I make folks laugh!
This was great. I, too, related to the novel/blog dilemma. I hadn’t been concerned by the word ‘all’ until now. Back to the WIP I go… 🙂
Let me know what you find. Misery lover company . . .
Hi,
Some more great tips, and I am very happy to say I don’t think I have ever used the word “alls”. 🙂
Good girl. A very educated friend uses it “alls” the time and I want to smack her.
Must.Add.To.List.Of.Things.To.Check.
Keep ’em coming! I want Draft 3.0 to be as close to final as possible! 🙂
I have more up my sleeve. Maybe I should address your overuse of the period. Tee hee.
🙂
Another good one. I don’t dare search for all the “all”s in my manuscript right now, though. I haven’t got the heart, as I’m sure there will be many. Something to tackle tomorrow morning when I’m fresh as a daisy. Well, fresh as a wilted dandelion, anyway.
You, a wilted dandelion? Nope.
You haven’t seen me in the morning…
Hahahaha! I like the novel vs. blogging part! So true. Sigh.
Isn’t it though. I was blogging about eliminating “just” rather than eliminating the “justs” from my novel!