1. Make things plural to omit articles. They can add up. Ex: "The teacher needs to know..." --> "Teachers need to know...."
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2. Turn some prepositional phrases into adjectives. Ex: "Schools in urban communities" --> "Urban schools"
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3. Some multi-word phrases can easily be turned into one word. Ex: "Due to the fact that" --> "because" "In order to" --> "to"
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4. If you are describing something with two adjectives, pick one.... maybe a new one Ex: "Classrooms are blooming and buzzing" --> "Classroom are hectic"
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5. Get rid of passive voice. Ex: "This study is focused on... " --> "This study focuses on"
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6. Plain(er) language is your friend. Ex: "Consistent with the theoretical perspective that learning is fundamentally situative..." --> "Aligned with our view on situative learning"
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7. If a multi-word term is going to be repeated a lot, use an acronym. (And this is from somebody who *loathes* acronyms! But they help with word count.)
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8. A common writing quirk: Writing a thick, dense sentence followed by "In other words," with a lucid explanation. Get rid of the first sentence and start with the second.
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9. Omit unnecessary intensifiers like “very” or “extremely”.ಈ ಥ್ರೆಡ್ ತೋರಿಸಿ
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Hi, late to the party. Do you have a book recommendation for writing better with the suggestions you outline? I have always been told I was a great writer, however my current professor in my Doctoral program determined that was a lie.
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I like Steven Pinker’s Sense of Style. It explains how we process text and therefore how we can write most clearly.
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I always recommend "Style: toward clarity and grace" by Joseph Williams because of its pragmatic, not-dogmatic and step-by-step attitude to text improvement. For background material, to get to know the topic better: "Clear and simple as the truth: ..." by Thomas & Turner
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Great list! Another one: Avoid saying "research has shown..." Or "so-and-so and colleagues found..." Just say what they found. E.g., "research has shown that clinicians and patients value high quality care" (ref 3) ---> "clinicians and patients value high quality care." (Ref 3).
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Great advice! I'll add do not start a sentence w/ "There is/are" It can always be made shorter. "There are many tall buildings in Manhattan." VS "Manhattan has many tall buildings." And if you write "Many tall buildings can be found along the streets of Manhattan" we are done.
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When seeking to find buildings that are tall, one can be very successful if they look along the streets, avenues, and boulevards of Manhattan, New York City, New York State, United States of America, Earth.
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Ha! I literally LOL’ed! Including boulevards was a nice touch, but you really stuck the landing with “earth”!
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