I am re-posting an excellent blog entry from Anne’s Blog which could be titled “The Economical Use of Words: a Primer.” (Her title is “297 Words and Phrases that Rob Your Writing of All its Power”).

Posted on by Lisa K. Langlois

You’re not stupid. You know what writing is truly about. It’s a never-ending battle for your readers’ attention. Every sentence is a link in a taut chain that connects your headline to your conclusion. And you are just one weak sentence away from losing your reader forever. So you take your craft quite seriously. You […]

via 297 Flabby Words and Phrases That Rob Your Writing of All Its Power — Anne’s Blog

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