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More implied words

More implied words

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More implied words

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- You'd be surprised how many words we use casually in sentences that just imply what's being said anyway. I tend usually not to worry about the small stuff. Well, usually and tend to assert the same thing. I tend not to worry about the small stuff, or alternatively, I don't usually worry about the small stuff would do. You save valuable space by looking for opportunities to remove wasteful words like this, leaving room for ones that actually do important work for your writing. The sharp drop in earnings has triggered speculation the company may be more vulnerable than before to a downgrade. Well, more vulnerable means more vulnerable than before. The sharp drop in earnings has triggered speculation the company may be more vulnerable to a downgrade. It means pretty much the same thing.

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