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  4. Cut it out! Part 1

Cut it out! Part 1

Most writing is full of unnecessary words. We say “her personal physician” instead of “her physician” and “your medical doctor” instead of “your doctor.” We spice-up emails with “at the present time” instead of the simple “now.”

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Posted by Chadley Uekman on April 2, 2019

Filed Under: Blog

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