Sunday 27 March 2016

          Mechanics of writing


Ø The Right Word:
1.   The students of English Literature have read a lot of books, journals, magazines, and held discussions and debates, about Elizabethan age.
Reworked: The students of English Literature have read various literary sources and created discourse about Elizabethan age.

Ø Remove qualifiers and intensifiers:
1.   My teacher is very much accountable as he expects me to stick to the deadlines.
Reworked: My teacher is accountable as he expects me to submit Mass Communication assignments on time at regular intervals.

Ø Remove Tautology:
1.   Over two decade period, we can ascertain the quality of education in Indian universities, advanced forward without any proper vision statements.
Reworked: We can ascertain, lack of educational vision in the past two decades by Indian Universities

Ø Avoid\Replace repetitive words:
1.   Psychoanalysis is one of the radical ideologies in the 20th century. Psychoanalysis emerged in 1960s, and psychoanalysis became the most influential interpretative, theory of post-war era. The main propagators of psychoanalysis are Sigmund Freud, and Jacques Lucan.
Reworked: Psychoanalysis is one of the radical ideologies in the 20th century. It emerged in 1960s, and became the most influential, interpretative theory of pos-war era. The main propagators of this theory are Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lucan.


Ø Improve Verbs\Nouns:
1.   Freud employed three stages of human development, which proved fatal to the other existing theories.
Reworked: The theory of three stages of human development by Freud proved fatal to the other existing theories.

Ø Use precise adverbs and adjectives:
1.   An exciting India Bangladesh match has attained its peak, in ICC Cricket World Cup 2016 on 23rd march.
Reworked: A breathtaking India Bangladesh match is coming to a simmering boil in the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Ø Avoid there and that traps:
1.   It is said that, today, there is lot of encouragement for research in literature.
Reworked: Today, lot of encouragement is given to research in literary field.

Ø Avoid\Replace overworked words:
1.   Basically, a woman riding a bike on the road throws up lots of challenge to our pre-set notion of Gender identity.
Reworked: A woman riding a bike on the road, throws much challenge to our pre-set notion of gender identity.  

Ø Write in other words:
1.   Eldho is my name. I study Masters in English in Christ University.
Reworked: My name is Eldho, and I’m perceiving Masters in English in Christ University.

Ø Focus on facts:
1.   The word Media has become pretty much detached from any kind of ethical and moral vision.
Reworked:  we assume media to be technologically advanced medium of communication and helping us to improve our lifestyles and up gradation. But we often forget the problems accompanying media. The Facebook and other social media brings about variations in the brainwaves which might badly affect one’s health, especially children’s health.  This is one of the reasons why people face  communication problems in the modern days. It becomes one of the reasons for mental stress of the people, which might lead to many issues in life.







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