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Tell White Lies (Occasionally)
Protecting from Unnecessary Hurt
By Donald W. McCullogh
Taken from “Write to be Read” (Reading, Reflection, and Writing) by William R. Smalzer
Verna claims that I said her baby was ugly. I can’t imagine being that insensitive, though it was a long time ago and my memory isn’t exact in these matters. I do recall [...]
Redundant Pairs
Many pairs of words imply each other. Finish implies complete, so completely finsish is redundant. So are many other pairs of words:
1. past memories
2. various differences
3. each individual
4. basic fundamentals
5. true facts
6. important essentials
7. future plans
8. sudden crisis
9. terrible tragedy
10. end result
11. final outcome
12. free gift
13. past history
14. unexpected surprise
Example: Before the travel agent [...]
Letters of Recommendation
Any of you who have been asked to produce a letter of recommendation might find yourselves wondering how to describe your subject’s less-than-sterling qualities.
Here are some phrases you might find useful.
It was given to me by Julian Craft, my instructor for ENGL 225 (Professional Writing) course at DeVry.
For an employee who is so [...]
I should have done it earlier, I suppose, but I did not. Oh, well. But the soil was fetilized and the seeds were planted. It took less than a year and here I am in a new role. It is a totally new experience for me, and, little did I suspect, it became my [...]




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