concepts · 6
- 01
Confidently Wrong
Six words people use confidently in a way that differs from their careful meaning, and what to write instead.
- 02
Formality Overshot
Words that sound formal without being better, and the ordinary words that do the job.
- 03
Words With Grammatical Baggage
Words that need a particular grammar pattern. Knowing the meaning without the pattern produces errors that look worse than not using the word.
- 04
Almost-Right Pairs
Pairs that look alike but mean different things, where mixing them up changes your sentence.
- 05
Redundancy And Compression
Cut padding phrases that use up words without adding meaning, and spend those words on content.
- 06
Review: The Five Faults
All five mistakes from this chapter as one editing pass, and the fussy 'rules' you can safely ignore.