Academic writing, or writing in general, is not an easy task. Conveying your thoughts with utmost clarity and crispness involves rewriting, re-thinking, re-arranging, re-working, sharpening, polishing, expanding, eliminating and what not! Consider this blogpost a Cheat's Way of Learning How to Write. I'll give you some tips on improving your writing.
1. Using the Right Word
Example: Schools, colleges and universities were closed due to the death of the Chief Minister.
Reworked: Educational institutions did not function to honour the death of the Chief Minister.
2. Remove Qualifiers and Intensifiers
Tip: Better give reasons than exhibit emotional evaluations.
Example: My brother was acting really selfish and I was very angry at him.
Reworked: I was furious at my brother as he didn't share the cake with me, which was quite selfish of him.
3. Remove Tautology/ Redundancy
Example: His prediction about the future revealed that Ann and John will get married in the near future.
Reworked: He predicted that Anna and John will get married.
4. Avoid/Replace Repetitive Words
Example: The Vice-Chancellor announced that the college will not be functioning the next day. The students were excited by the Vice-Chancellor's announcement.
Reworked: The Vice-Chancellor announced that the college will not be functioning the next day. The students were excited hearing the announcement.
5. Improve Verbs & Nouns
Example: He was put in prison for wrongly behaving with a girl.
Reworked: He was imprisoned for misbehaving with a girl.
6. Use precise adverbs and adjectives- make it strong and original
Example: The speaker strongly disagreed to the other side of the fence.
Reworked: The passionate speaker vehemently opposed the other side of the fence.
1. Using the Right Word
Example: Schools, colleges and universities were closed due to the death of the Chief Minister.
Reworked: Educational institutions did not function to honour the death of the Chief Minister.
2. Remove Qualifiers and Intensifiers
Tip: Better give reasons than exhibit emotional evaluations.
Example: My brother was acting really selfish and I was very angry at him.
Reworked: I was furious at my brother as he didn't share the cake with me, which was quite selfish of him.
3. Remove Tautology/ Redundancy
Example: His prediction about the future revealed that Ann and John will get married in the near future.
Reworked: He predicted that Anna and John will get married.
4. Avoid/Replace Repetitive Words
Example: The Vice-Chancellor announced that the college will not be functioning the next day. The students were excited by the Vice-Chancellor's announcement.
Reworked: The Vice-Chancellor announced that the college will not be functioning the next day. The students were excited hearing the announcement.
5. Improve Verbs & Nouns
Example: He was put in prison for wrongly behaving with a girl.
Reworked: He was imprisoned for misbehaving with a girl.
6. Use precise adverbs and adjectives- make it strong and original
Example: The speaker strongly disagreed to the other side of the fence.
Reworked: The passionate speaker vehemently opposed the other side of the fence.
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