Wordiness Discussion Topic Eliminate wordiness, repetition and unnecessary vague abstractions in the following:
Wordiness Discussion Topic Eliminate wordiness, repetition and unnecessary vague abstractions in the following:
It is supposed that children are ready to read by age five.
This room is used for study purposes by the students.
Due to the fact that some of the guests that we invited to the meeting have not yet arrived at this time, we will be delaying the start of the meeting till 7:30 p.m., at which time the meeting will commence.
I am writing this letter to let you know of an alteration in my plan to lunch with you on Friday in view of the fact that air transportation to your city has become unattainable as a result of the airline strike that is in progress at this time.
There is a strong feeling among several members of the staff employed at this establishment that the increase in compensation that is being offered by management in its proposed new contract would be insufficient to offset the rise in our living costs as a result of the current high levels of inflation in the economy.
It has been suggested by our company legal counsel that the position you have adopted in regard to the payment of the bill that we sent you is not in accordance with the terms that you were in agreement with at the time of the purchase of the merchandise and that, accordingly, we are obliged to add a late payment penalty of $12 to the balance owing on your account.
A decision was reached this morning by Mr. Wishywashy to go ahead with his plan to redecorate his office.
Our reason for not being on time for the meeting today was basically that a traffic problem was encountered during the times that we were attempting to get here.
The company is engaged in the manufacture of exact replicas of the sweaters of NHL hockey teams, identical in material and in color to the originals worn by the team members.
If I do not receive satisfaction in the answer that I am given by the assistant manager, I will, shall we say, attempt to get a more satisfactory answer through a visit to the manager.
At 8:30 p.m. in the evening a car that was red in color was seen by me in collision with a truck that was blue in color.
He lives in the vicinity of Toronto, Ontario.
They spoke to him in regard to his grades.
Due to the fact that he turned his term paper in late, he failed the course.
This room is reserved for purposes of play.
She is a person who studies hard to make good grades.
They inquired at the hospital in regard to his condition.
Owing to the fact that school is still in session, the speed limit is low.
They spoke in a private fashion.
Campers can buy many food supplies in the village owing to the fact that it is close by.