Websites, books and tools
In this guide, The Oatmeal explains how to wield “the most feared punctuation on earth.”
Wordiness, Wordiness, Wordiness List
Get substitutes for bloated phrases with this list by Kim Blank of The University of Victoria English Department.
How long should your message be?
Would your message be twice as good if it were half as long?
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