wordiness and cliche
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Avoids Wordiness and Cliché
Kelly McDonaldENC1102Stedman
Where it can be Found:
On the Assessment Rubric under Style and Language
Usfweb3.usf.edu/fyc_admin/assess/default.aspx
What it Means:
Avoiding wordiness or cliché
Where it is Found:Identifying Clichés the bottom line older but wiser last but not least in this
day and age different as night and day out of this world white as a ghost
sick as a dog tried and
true at the top of their lungs the thrill of victory one in a million busy as a bee easier said
than done better late than never
Where it is Found:
Wordiness
“Don’t say something in ten words if you can say it better in five.” -Teresa Fertser Glazier*
“Simplicity of language is not
only reputable, but perhaps even sacred” –Kurt
Vonnegut*
How to Implement it:
Know enough about your topic!
REVISE YOUR WORK
Follow The Steps
Less words mean less work
Originality is key!
Re-read your paper and make changes
Don’t be redundant
Works Cited
Glazier, Teresa Ferster. The Least you Should Know About English: Basic Writing skills Form A. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1988.
Vonnegut, Kurt. “How To Write With Style.” Palm Sunday 1999:65-72.
USF First Year Assessment Rubric. 12/7/08. CLAQWA. 12/7/08. [Usfweb3.usf.edu/fyc_admin/assess/default.aspx]