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Kyle Begley's Positive Statements
Using positive form in statements makes writing more concise and easy to read. Avoid using the word "not" to evade concise statements.
Examples:
Bad - Jerry was not likely to read the newspaper.
Good - Jerry rarely reads the newspaper.
Examples:
Bad - Jerry was not likely to read the newspaper.
Good - Jerry rarely reads the newspaper.
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| KyleBegley | My rule | 0 | Feb 16 2009, 3:16 PM EST by KyleBegley | ||
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I think that using this rule is a very simple way to keep writing easy to read. It is something I have always tried to do without really knowing why, so it was interesting to learn about why it is important and to change the rule a bit to fit myself.
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