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51 Over-Used Adverbs, Nouns, and Clichés in Writing



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…



Many

Pretty

Nice

Kind

Pleasant

Tall/short/fat/skinny

Big/little

Shimmering

Absolutely

Same exact

Truly unique

Quite

Funny

Many

Incredible

A lot

Bad/good

Roaring

Interesting

Amazing

Any



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?!?!).



Very

So

Kind of

Really

Totally

Actually

Seems

Suddenly

Probably

Could have

Hopefully

Just

Perfect

Viciously

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.



Writing on the wall

Cry over spilled milk

Better late than never

Think outside the box

At the end of the day

The bottom line

It’s not rocket science

Easy as pie

Smart as a whip

Taking candy from a baby

Love makes the world go ‘round

Selling like hotcakes

In the nick of time

Go get ‘em, tiger!

When life gives you lemons…



Note: What was funny about a lot of the articles about these things is I saw cliche's in a lot of them. In one for instance, they used out of the box in the introduction of it. Even though I like writing its a pain in the A..! I'm frustrated.



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