Each post for the A to Z
Challenge is the challenge I set for myself.
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| A is for ACTIVE VOICE |
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| The difference between active and passive. |
HAL LONGLEAT AND THE TROUBLE WITH TRUTH
Hal
hid in the shadows by the stable door when everyone else crowded forward to get
a better view. He was quick, and thin as a whippet, and ready to dart back
inside if anyone came to find him.
Could YOU have been gifted
with the ability to identify and eliminate weak and brittle phrases from your
work? To the uninitiated, these interlopers look like quality imagery.
CLICHÉ RAIDERS: REWRITE!
• accident
waiting to happen
• actions
speak louder than words
• all in
the same boat
• all
things considered
• almost
too good to be true
• angel of
mercy
• angry
silence
• as luck
would have it
• as sure
as eggs is/are eggs
• at the
end of the day
FOR A, I CHOSE THE ACTIVE VOICE. WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF YOUR A POST?
