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Parallelism: Give Your Writing a Left Edge

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston

Parallelism (grocery list example)

If you can make a grocery list, you can master parallelism.

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Tagged Editing, Grammar, Heading syntax, Headings, Information types, Information typing, Paragraphs, Parallelism, Parts of speech, Procedures, Sentences, Syntax, Task topics, Technical communication, Technical writing, Writing

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Want to write more powerfully? You've come to the right book. Word Up!--an eclectic collection of essays, more inspiration guide than style guide--serves up tips and insights for anyone who wants to write with more umph.

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Published by: Northwest Brainstorms Publishing

Date published: April 27, 2013

ISBN: B00CYSB2IK

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A light look at how we fill our writing, our speech, and our thoughts with needlessly repetitive (okay, just repetitive) words. Includes a list of 750 redundant phrases we hear and use--say it ain't so!--every day.

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Date published: April 6, 2015

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