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2.13 Style
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Why is this bad style? "How to make people work harder..'
Imprecise vocabulary - use 'moitvation -
Why is this bad style? 'Lots of people..'
Vague - give names -
Why is this bad style? 'The past few years..'
Vage - give dates -
Why is this bad style? 'Lots of different..'
Avoid 'lots of' -
Why is this bad style? 'I think..'
Too personal -
Why is this bad style? 'The old Chinese proverb..'
Do not quote proverbs or similar expressions -
Why is this bad style? 'How do we increase production?'
Avoid rhetroical questions -
Why is this bad style? 'It's quite a...'
Avoid contractions -
Why is this bad style? 'I'll just talk about a couple...'
Too personal and informal -
Rewrite this example of bad style What was the biggest thing that made Lehman Brothers collapse?
- (a) The main factor in the collapse of Lehman Brothers was . . .
- (a) The main factor in the collapse of Lehman Brothers was . . .
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