Writers love the phrase "there are" (or "there is"). For example:
"There are three girls standing over there."
This is just wordy. I feel it's almost always best to cut out unnecessary cases of "there":
"Three girls are standing over there."
Many times, you can get rid of a boring "to be" verb (such as "are" and "is"):
You can turn "There are six students who attend the school"
into
"Six students attend the school"
and you save three words.
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I just read your article from WD. Excellent job! Glad I found you!
Thanks, Susie! Which article did you read? Are you taking the lesson to heart? Let me know if you have any questions.
Um, I think I meant to write, "I just read your article IN WD."
I'm a published author and yet I'm suddenly feeling very self aware! Ha ha
Next time I'll move a little slower and check my work before I post.
I look forward to reading your blog.
Thanks so much~
Sure thing! I welcome any of your comments.
Bonnie
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