num_pages: 264
description: Recognizing the value of concise writing this quick reference enables writers to conquer verbiage strike pointless words and phrases and elevate e-mails essays memoranda personal letters press releases and speeches to a new level of clarity. Lists of delete-worthy words are provided enabling any writer to avoid them in advance and prevent their prose from becoming clumsy amateurish and unclear. Lean techniques are offered that can be directly applied to nonfiction journalistic copy screenwriting and many other disciplines. Highly instructive yet easy to follow this is a direct and immediately accessible how-to that illustrates the importance of pruning each sentence before the final draft.
language: English
title: The Dictionary of Worthless Words: 3,000 Words to Stop Using Now
publisher: Marion Street Press, LLC