The Seven Deadly Sins of Writing by Angie Kiesling

Author:Angie Kiesling [Angie Kiesling]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Published: 2018-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

Better, right?

Since this Deadly Don’t is so straightforward, let’s move on to #6, where that will crop up again among other unnecessary constructions.

Divine Do: Trim excessive thats and thens from your writing.

Deadly Don’t #6

There Is/Are Overload

This Deadly Don’t is a personal pet peeve, but it holds true nonetheless. Ever wade through text that reads like this?

There are approximately fifty dogs that are waiting to be adopted at the Safe Haven Canine Rescue Shelter. Debbie Smith, director of the shelter, said that there is no way that all fifty dogs will be able to find a home before the euthanasia deadline unless the entire community gets involved.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.