Guidelines for Readable Writing

- I decided to Post this because this really help me, ( to be honest, I'm really not good in english and because of this, I learned a lot.)

- Use simple and familiar words and phrases, such as "improve" instead of "ameliorate" and "like" instead of "in a manner similar to that of". These ease te reader's task, and make comprehension more likely.

- Use personal pronouns such as"you" and "them", if style permits. These help the receiver relate to the message.

- Use short sentences and pharagraph.. You want to express your thoughts efficiently. Avoid excessive conjunctions and divide long paragraphs.

- Use active verbs, such as "The manager decided. . . " rather than "The manager came to the conclusion that. . ." Active words carry more impact.


- Use only necessary words. For example, in the sentence "Bad weather conditions served to prevent my trip," the word "condition" is not needed and "served to prevent" can be shortened. Say, " Bad weather prevent my trip."


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