Comments on: 10 Words to Avoid in Your Writing http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/ Everything about writing and marketing white papers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:40:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Blog Tips For Beginers http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-61879 Blog Tips For Beginers Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:33:31 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-61879 I think you could use some of those words in an interesting way. But yes don't become cliche or people just switch off! good article. Keep up the work! <abbr><em>Blog Tips For Beginers's last blog post..<a href="http://timscullin.com/blogs/why-you-should-start-a-blog-the-top-10-reasons-and-26-more" rel="nofollow">Why YOU Should Start A Blog - The Top 10 Reasons And 26 More</a></em></abbr> I think you could use some of those words in an interesting way. But yes don’t become cliche or people just switch off! good article. Keep up the work!

Blog Tips For Beginers’s last blog post..Why YOU Should Start A Blog - The Top 10 Reasons And 26 More

]]> By: Vishal Nayak - B2B Copywriter http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-61797 Vishal Nayak - B2B Copywriter Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:33:08 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-61797 Innovative, road map and leading can also be added to this list. In fact, with the comments and contributions from other writers and editors we can create an actual list of words to be avoided like plague. Mike, I hope you compile all the words you seem fit to be avoided based on the comments and feedback and make it available for public. Innovative, road map and leading can also be added to this list. In fact, with the comments and contributions from other writers and editors we can create an actual list of words to be avoided like plague. Mike, I hope you compile all the words you seem fit to be avoided based on the comments and feedback and make it available for public.

]]> By: David Quin http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-61648 David Quin Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:18:07 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-61648 To ensure the sustainability of our business, it is mission-critical to establish a new paradigm of scalable, turnkey solutions for our clients, with cutting-edge features and benefits, through the synergy of our tightly integrated team, going forward ... (That's just to send you running over the hills ... or maybe rapidly shinning up Mount San Gorgonio.) To ensure the sustainability of our business, it is mission-critical to establish a new paradigm of scalable, turnkey solutions for our clients, with cutting-edge features and benefits, through the synergy of our tightly integrated team, going forward …
(That’s just to send you running over the hills … or maybe rapidly shinning up Mount San Gorgonio.)

]]> By: Janet Swisher http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-58210 Janet Swisher Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:46:58 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-58210 Here's my nomination: Leading Everybody is "a leading" fill-in-the-blank, where what comes next is so narrowly defined that *of course* you're the leading one of those. Unless you are "*the* leading" fill-in-the-blank (because you are, say, Walmart or GE), it's a completely empty word. Here’s my nomination: Leading

Everybody is “a leading” fill-in-the-blank, where what comes next is so narrowly defined that *of course* you’re the leading one of those. Unless you are “*the* leading” fill-in-the-blank (because you are, say, Walmart or GE), it’s a completely empty word.

]]> By: Unsung Zero http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-56272 Unsung Zero Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:33:50 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-56272 Mark, you may have been joking, but I think you are on to something. How about the term "white paper"? As a telesales rep, it is part of my script to "send you some white papers". An interested contact almost always asks for some "white papers". Internally, we needed to "update our white papers". Does anyone else get sick of it? Just mix it up a bit, no matter what the term. New terminology (in my experience) for the same thing tends to temporarily wake people up from their repetition-induced automation that they slip into every morning at 9:00, to actually listen to you if for only a second. Mark, you may have been joking, but I think you are on to something. How about the term “white paper”? As a telesales rep, it is part of my script to “send you some white papers”. An interested contact almost always asks for some “white papers”. Internally, we needed to “update our white papers”. Does anyone else get sick of it? Just mix it up a bit, no matter what the term. New terminology (in my experience) for the same thing tends to temporarily wake people up from their repetition-induced automation that they slip into every morning at 9:00, to actually listen to you if for only a second.

]]> By: Mark http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-55262 Mark Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:02:25 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-55262 A bit of a left turn, but terms like "open the kimono" and "kick the tires" drive me bonkers. I'd also add: - Optimize (maybe anything with "---ize") - Net-net (and other two word combos, like "win-win") - Value added - White paper (*grin* - just seeing if you're still reading). Best, Mark A bit of a left turn, but terms like “open the kimono” and “kick the tires” drive me bonkers.

I’d also add:
- Optimize (maybe anything with “—ize”)
- Net-net (and other two word combos, like “win-win”)
- Value added
- White paper (*grin* - just seeing if you’re still reading).

Best,
Mark

]]> By: Florent V. http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-55160 Florent V. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:01:08 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-55160 “utilize” and “maximize” are great, but they can't beat “leverage”. “utilize” and “maximize” are great, but they can’t beat “leverage”.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Web Content Writer Tips http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-55107 James Chartrand - Web Content Writer Tips Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:12:38 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-55107 @ Christie - Oh, I am so with you. I can't STAND "utilize"! Talk about lofty! @ Harry - Scalability means it can grow with your business. I think. Another overused word: Maximize. @ Christie - Oh, I am so with you. I can’t STAND “utilize”! Talk about lofty!

@ Harry - Scalability means it can grow with your business. I think.

Another overused word: Maximize.

]]> By: Christie http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-54708 Christie Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:34:52 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-54708 The big one for me is "utilize". Totally overused and a technical term. How about that good old-fashioned word instead - "use"? The big one for me is “utilize”. Totally overused and a technical term. How about that good old-fashioned word instead - “use”?

]]> By: Linda Harris http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-54148 Linda Harris Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:09:56 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2007/12/06/10-words-to-avoid-in-your-writing/#comment-54148 I'm tired of hearing "unpacking" as in "unpacking these concepts." When I consider a concept (which is probably overused, too) I hardly think of unpacking. I’m tired of hearing “unpacking” as in “unpacking these concepts.” When I consider a concept (which is probably overused, too) I hardly think of unpacking.

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