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Filler Words Part 1
- THIS IS TO CORRECT A FUCK UP I NOTICED AND IM SORRY
- I made my own list of words that are unneeded and considered "Filler" words
- and I put them with my Abstract and Redundancies. However it is still
- applicable in a sense I would like to clear it up a bit with this.
- Filler words can be almost any word, but ten of the more common ones include the following:
- 1.Just. I thought I should start this list with my own pitfall. “Just” isn’t a required
- word most of the time; it’s more often added to effect a version of “quite.”
- 2.So. “So” is often used to describe the quality of something, i.e., “he was so late,”
- but the word is incomplete without an explanation. If the explanation isn’t required
- or shouldn’t be given, the word “so” should not be used. The case is the same for the word “such.”
- 3.Very. Like “so,” “very” is used to describe the quality of something: “he was very late.”
- The word doesn’t really say much of anything and should be cut.
- 4.Really. “Really” functions like “very” and “so” and is another filler to guard against.
- 5.That. “That” often is a word used to connect phrases together but is rarely necessary.
- My advice with this particular word is to read the sentence aloud, once with the word
- and once without it. If the sentence makes sense without the word, cut it.
- 6.And then. These two words are used to show progression, but they’re not needed.
- The story should be able to unfold on its own. If it can’t, revisiting the plot is required,
- not the addition of “and then.” This advice also applies to the words “and so.”
- 7.But. “But” is a conjunction that joins phrases within a single sentence together.
- The word can be used to start a sentence –a use usually reserved for informal writing –
- but it isn’t needed. The advice also applies to other conjunctions such as “and” and
- “yet” as well as words like “however.”
- 8.Of. “Of” is a word not always required as in the case of “off of” and “outside of.”
- 9.Some. “Some” is often used as an adverb meaning “somewhat” or as an adjective
- meaning “remarkable,” but it’s more correct to use the actual words than the colloquial “some.”
- 10.Like. “Like” may be more often heard when speaking, but it occasionally encroaches upon the written word.
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