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15.4 avoid redundancy Make it easy for the reader by using the minimum number of words. The resulting sentences should also be quicker for you to write.
Don’t use. Meaningless abstract words.
2. Meaningless descriptive words.
3. Unnecessary introductory phrases (
13.1.3
).
4. Unnecessary link words (
13
) e.g.
in particular, furthermore, to be precise. YES AVOID 1
This supports the installation of the software. This supports the
activity of installation of the software.
1
Achieving this is dif fi cult . Achieving this is
a difficult task .
1
We believe the results are signi fi cant . We believe the results are
of significant value. 2 They should be
green and round . They should be
green in color and round in shape .
3
Note that the sum of the values needs to be lower than …
It is worth noting / Bear in mind that the sum of the values …
4 We found that x = y. Under certain circumstances x also equals z. We found that x = y.
In particular , under certain circumstances x also equals z.
