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Strong vs Weak Words – Part 11 ~ Use

04 Monday Jun 2012

Posted by robincoyle in In Search . . ., Strong vs Weak Words

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Strong vs Weak Words, Strong Words, Weak Words, writers, writing, Writing Advice, writing tips

I feel so used.

Today’s weak word is “use” and its cousins “used” and “using.”

I use big words when I write blog posts.

And you make my head spin.

My blog readers need a dictionary by their side when they read my posts.

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I used big words in my blog posts until my followers un-followed me.

Really? All two of them?

My intellect scared off my followers.

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By using big words in my blog posts, I sound smart.

 He he he.

Big words in your blog posts makes you sound like a jerk.

“Use,” “used,” and “using” were not serial offenders in my manuscript, but when I didn’t “use” them . . . I mean, when I edited them out, the sentences packed more punch.

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
  • Strong vs Weak Words – Part 9 for the word ALL
  • Strong vs Weak Words – Part 10 for INDEFINITE NUMBERS
  • Moldy Verbs, Adverbs, and Intensifiers

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