Year: 2025

Homonyms: The Word Twins That Love to Confuse!

17 min read

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Homonyms: The Word Twins That Love to Confuse!

Brian Scott April 8, 2025

Imagine you’re writing a new story. You’re in the zone, typing away. You type your next word—“brake”—and suddenly freeze....

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The Fog of Fuzzy Words: How to Make Every Word Work for You

10 min read

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The Fog of Fuzzy Words: How to Make Every Word Work for You

Brian Scott April 2, 2025

Fuzzy Words are like the fog of the writing world—hazy, elusive, and likely to disappear when you try to...

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Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats

8 min read

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Writing for College Student Readers – Syntactic Stats

Brian Scott March 25, 2025

Syntactics refers to the study of sentence structure, word order, grammar, and word usage to convey meaning. When writing...

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Writing Clear Sentences the Robert Gunning Way

15 min read

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Writing Clear Sentences the Robert Gunning Way

Brian Scott March 25, 2025

Robert Gunning, a renowned writing expert, was invited to speak at a writers’ conference to share his insights on...

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Adverbs and Adjectives, the Dynamic Duo of Descriptive Language

13 min read

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Adverbs and Adjectives, the Dynamic Duo of Descriptive Language

Brian Scott March 5, 2025

InnoWave Technologies, a small startup in SoHo, was ready to launch its first product—a sleek, innovative gadget that was...

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How to Score Your Text with the Fry Readability Graph

3 min read

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How to Score Your Text with the Fry Readability Graph

Brian Scott March 2, 2025

In the realm of words, not all texts are created equal. Some dance and sing, accessible to all; others...

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Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph

5 min read

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Learn about the Raygor Readability Graph

Brian Scott February 25, 2025

The Raygor Graph is a formula/graph developed by Alton L. Raygor in the 1970s to score the readability of...

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How to Edit Weak Verbs into Strong Verbs to Improve Readability

9 min read

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How to Edit Weak Verbs into Strong Verbs to Improve Readability

Brian Scott February 27, 2025

Writing is an art that hinges on clarity, engagement, and brevity. You can enrich your writing by replacing weak...

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How to Edit Hard Words to Improve Readability

11 min read

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How to Edit Hard Words to Improve Readability

Brian Scott February 27, 2025

In the aftermath of a natural disaster, emergency response teams scrambled to coordinate relief efforts. A government official delivered...

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Unlocking Readability: The Hidden Pitfalls of Nominalizations

14 min read

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Unlocking Readability: The Hidden Pitfalls of Nominalizations

Brian Scott February 27, 2025

In the pursuit of clear and effective writing, nominalizations stand out as a common yet often overlooked pitfall. Robert...

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