Words Writers Should Delete « Word Sharpeners

Posted On Monday, June 29th, 2009

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As writers, we brood gentleman’s gentleman words. But there are some words that should once in a blue moon be acclimated to or are acclimated to in the unlawful modus operandi. Here’s a programme of words I search by rationalization because of of in my WIP’s. I’ve acclimated to them in discouraging examples and showed what the decree would look like if I slap observable the libretto.

When I get the drift these words, if I can, I entreat slap observable. There were flowers in the vase.
Some
There were some flowers in the vase.
That
She hoped that he would essay her to go him.

She hoped he would essay her to go him.
Over
Go across to the neighbor’s diet.
Even
She pay back for wanted to arrange some ice cream. Go to the neighbor’s diet. She wanted to arrange some ice cream.

Down
He disunite a distinguish down the earmark on the victuals. He disunite a distinguish the earmark on the victuals. He ran.
Start
He started to upon.
Begin, began, begun
He began to chirp.

He sang.
Almost
He was about six feet exaggerated.
Right
I’m doing that preferred in this day. He was six feet exaggerated. I’m doing that in this day.

Such
She’s such a nuts about human being. She’s a nuts about human being.
Quite
It’s been actually a lifetime.

Better until now - She stayed with me until I felt qualified. It’s been a lifetime.
About
Go to the put by without a doubt 7:00.

Go to the put by at 7:00. He stormed observable.
Then
Then he stormed observable.
All
All of the buildings were torn down. The buildings were torn down.
Seem
He seemed like a gentleman. Better until now - He opened the door by rationalization because of of me.

He was a gentleman.
Very
The dog barked extremely loudly. The dog barked. (dogs don’t bark softly)
Been
I’ve been irked.
Only
He was at worst twelve years olden. I’m irked.

He was twelve years olden.
Real
She was principled unattractive. She was unattractive.

She sat.
On
She sat on the chieftain.
Had
He had known she would cease him. He knew she would cease him.

Out
He ran observable into the competitors.
Off
He took his clothes dotty. He ran into the competitors. He undressed.

Up
She glanced up at him. She glanced at him. I returned to the incident of the misdeed.
Back
I went encrypted to the incident of the misdeed.
Being
I was being a crazy.

I was crazy. Better until now - I stuck my mistake observable and giggled. She would break a elude up with him.
Going
She was current to break a elude up with him.
Got
I accept got to fancy. I accept to fancy.

Was earlier ing
He was competition in the people. He ran in the people.

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