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I have been reading about finding repetitive words in writing. A lot of people present great ideas and software for finding the words and phrases we repeat the most. However, this is not about the ways of finding the repetitive words, but about the words we repeat which surprise us.
As I was doing my last hard edit, I found I must have used the word "wondered" at least a million times. I figured out quickly that, in some instances, I was using "wondered" as a passive filter word. In my editing process, I was able to change the sentence structure and replace that word with action words that made my sentences stronger.
Other than the obvious that, or, and, look, what phrases and/or words have you found repeated way too many times n your manuscript?
Please share.
As I was doing my last hard edit, I found I must have used the word "wondered" at least a million times. I figured out quickly that, in some instances, I was using "wondered" as a passive filter word. In my editing process, I was able to change the sentence structure and replace that word with action words that made my sentences stronger.
Other than the obvious that, or, and, look, what phrases and/or words have you found repeated way too many times n your manuscript?
Please share.