Filler Words: Pt-2 Adverbs, Noun...

Do you want your writing to get noticed – in a good way? Ditch these over-used

adverbs, nouns, and clichés when writing articles, stories, books and even rhymes.

These may not always work in rhymes though they come in handy to know in all

aspects of writing.

 

Ditch these boring words and phrases! Stop using amorphous adverbs and

namby-pamby nouns! Delete crummy clichés! And, here are 50 over-used

words and phrases in writing – which I hope helps you become a more successful,

confident writer. Compiling this list has certainly opened my eyes to my own

weak writing habits…

 

The following “over-used words in writing” aren’t necessarily on the no-fly list – in fact,

writers can use them and get delicious results in many circumstances! These adjectives

just need to be used creatively and carefully, is all.

 

Over-Used Adjectives in Writing:

 

A noun is a person, place, or thing – and an adjective should describe the noun in more

detail (eg, “successful writers”). Some writing teachers say that adjectives are wholly

unnecessary, while others advise writers to use sparingly. It’s up to you, fellow scribes

to feel them out and learn when to use them...

 

Here are 20 that can fit in with my Fill Words and some may have been mentioned

Already Im just trying to shine some more light onto these words in general.

 

1. Many

2. Pretty

3. Nice

4. Kind

5. Pleasant

6. Tall/short/fat/skinny

7. Big/little

8. Shimmering

9. Absolutely

10. Same exact

11. Truly unique

12. Quite

13. Funny

14. Incredible

15. A lot

16. Bad/good

17. Roaring

18. Interesting

19. Amazing

20. Any

 

“As to the adjective, when in doubt, strike it out.” -Mark Twain.

 

Writing tip: Replace your boring over-used tired limp adjectives

with strong nouns (eg, instead of “successfully obtains”, use “wins”).

Using too many adjectives is a common writing mistake for all writers –

not just newbies.

 

Over-used Adverbs in Writing

 

A verb contains all the action: writing, editing, getting published, signing

copies of your book for fans. An adverb helps describe the action, and can

often be unnecessary (see? I used “often be”, which is totally unnecessary.

So is “totally”! You see how difficult good writing is?).

 

1. Very

2. So

3. Kind of

4. Really

5. Totally

6. Actually

7. Seems

8. Suddenly

9. Probably

10. Could have

11. Hopefully

12. Just

13. Perfect

14. Viciously

15. Usually

 

Fellow scribes, remember that an over-used adverb can taste delicious when

used in a surprising way.

 

Over-Used Clichés in Writing

 

“Any great truth can – and eventually will – be expressed as a cliché…

and a cliché is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea.” -Solomon Short.

 

1. Writing on the wall

2. Cry over spilled milk

3. Better late than never

4. Think outside the box

5. At the end of the day

6. The bottom line

7. It’s not rocket science

8. Easy as pie

9. Smart as a whip

10. Taking candy from a baby

11. Love makes the world go ‘round

12. Selling like hotcakes

13. In the nick of time

14. Go get ‘em, tiger!

15. When life gives you lemons…

 

These words and frases are some that you want to try and steer clear of

and be as visual in your writing as possible.

 

Last I will give some tired words that are overused and again more active

less commonly used words should be used when possible:

 

1. Amazing

2. Awfully

3. beautiful

4. fine

5. good

6. great

7. happy

8. look

9. said

10. very

11. well

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this and took something away from it with you. One Love Peeps

Remember these are not written in stone they are the most common.