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A writer's tool kit: redundancies

September 22nd 2009 23:56
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Some follow-up thoughts reinforcing yesterday's post on the issue of overused words, which is a subset of the broader subject of redundancies.

The need to explain is human but is poor writing.

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.


It is poor writing to include every detail - it is good writing to know what to leave out.

The human imagination can provide far more detail than writing ever can, so leaving the message largely to the reader's imagination is the way to deliver the most powerful message.

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Comment by Poobah

September 23rd 2009 00:45
Couldn't agree more Brozle :> But, long live the redundancy - it keeps me employed.

Comment by Chris Champion

September 23rd 2009 00:53


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Spoken like a true editor, Sistle

Comment by Norm

September 23rd 2009 01:26


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I have to agree. It's in the contract.

Comment by Chris Champion

September 23rd 2009 01:28


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Norm, meet Sis

Comment by Norm

September 23rd 2009 01:49


Consumption Malfunction
Equal and Opposite
Arses and Elbows
Footy Power
Welcome to The Family, Sis.

Comment by Poobah

September 23rd 2009 01:54
Oh dear, this is starting to sound suspiciously like something out of The Godfather. :>

Comment by Norm

September 23rd 2009 02:25


Consumption Malfunction
Equal and Opposite
Arses and Elbows
Footy Power
The Family is from Adelaide, I think.

Comment by Chris Champion

September 23rd 2009 02:29


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Correct, of which Melbourne is an outer suburb and Sydney a dormitory suburb.

Comment by Poobah

September 23rd 2009 02:32
Says it all really doesn't it? And since I spent my teenage years and early 20s there, I feel qualified to cast nasturtiums... Adelaide, City of Churches and bizarre murders... but I do miss it!

Comment by Lara M

September 23rd 2009 23:26


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...leaving the message largely to the reader's imagination is the way to deliver the most powerful message
Agree

I think the rambling happens when emotions (or even time) get in the way of *rational* thought/writing...

Comment by Chris Champion

September 23rd 2009 23:27


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Yes, well, you see, that may or may not be the case but, depending on your point of view, it could, maybe should, be said that ... where was I?

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