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ERIC Number: EJ489268
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0049-3155
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Chopping Copy.
Bush, Don
Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, v41 n2 p322-24 May 1994
Discusses ways an editor can cut out words to help the reader understand quickly. Discusses dead wood, redundancy, redundancy in thought, smothered verbs, false precision, editing and academia, and making copy smoother. (SR)
Descriptors: Editing, Language Usage, Redundancy, Revision (Written Composition), Technical Writing, Writing Improvement, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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