Avoid Unnecessary Nominalizations:
When you create a noun from some other kind of word, the result is a nominalization. A verb like complete can become a noun like completion; an adjective like happy turns into a noun like happiness. Some nominalizations play important roles in effective sentences; others act as stumbling blocks for readers... Used inappropriately, nominalizations may obscure important information from your readers or cause you to omit it entirely.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
AP Stylebook Ontological Tip
I'm reading the Associated Press Stylebook to try to get a job as a part-time copy editor. I think Robert Anton Wilson would approve of this tip about creating good sentences:
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