"Less" is no more

Grammar and punctuation
Written By Clare Lynch

Still obviously the silly season if this story about Tesco makes the BBC news, but interesting for us language nuts: Tesco checks out wording change.

 
 
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Sentence Surgery: Bad Repetition
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repetition
Sentence Surgery: Bad Repetition
How not to write
repetition

Bad repetition often occurs when the writer is struggling to get their message across.

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How not to write
repetition
What's an uncountable noun?
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Nouns, uncountable
What's an uncountable noun?
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Nouns, uncountable

I want to look at a feature of English that international speakers of English always have trouble with – uncountable nouns.

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Nouns, uncountable
Ditch these 3 words from your emails!
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emails, english, polite
Ditch these 3 words from your emails!
How not to write
emails, english, polite

Here are 3 words I think could be sending the wrong message when used in emails.

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How not to write
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Clare Lynch http://www.dorisandbertie.com
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