Don't you just hate reading papers that put in a bunch of unnecessary words in order to reach some word limit that is left unknown to you? We are here to let you know that the reason these two sentences are here is because we are trying to show you how annoying wordiness can be.
Yup: the previous two sentences were examples of excessive wordiness. Too many words—like too many cooks—spoil the sentence broth. Also, too many words—like Too Many Cooks—sound kind of insane and unhinged.
In everyday life, we have to use certain phrases to soften bad news or to grab people's attention. Unfortunately, because we do it quite often verbally, it tends to slip into our writing, too.
Examples
- advance warning
- past experience
- SAT test
- personally, I think/feel
- the year 2036
- poisonous venom
- surrounded on all sides
- end result
- new innovations
- summarize briefly
Why Is Wordiness Bad?
The Reason Wordiness Is Bad Is Because…Take the lethally wordy combination of the reason and is because, for example. This repetitive duo is a great example of what want to eliminate in your writ...