: Re: how to write an essay in less wordy way This is an essay I excerpted from a writing course material.I need to omit uncessary words which make the essay wordy and longer than they should be..

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Tips for streamlining:

Use the simplest tense
Remove repetition
Remove unnecessary adjectives

Every time I (had to do - not the simplest tense) did a writing
assignment, I was (always - repetition of 'every time') miserable. Due
to my (complete - unnecessary adjective) lack of confidence as well as
my (total - adjective) inability to express ideas (of mine) on paper,
I had to work (almost) twice as hard as any other student (in this
world). This included spending hours (and hours - repetition) looking
at a blank page and (spending - repetition) more hours editing essays
(of mine), just to make sure I had (really) appropriate content,
organization, and grammar. Since English was not my first language, I
was concerned that I would not do well at the university. When I
entered the class offered by College Writing, everything changed (in a
positive way) due to the fact that my writing skills increased
throughout the semester.

In the beginning of the semester, I had a lot of trouble with my first
couple of essays; however, with careful analysis, patience, and my
will to succeed, I started to write essays that I was quite proud of.
I learned that if I could relate any topic (of any essay with) my
personal experience, these essays were truly good(, and would submit
it to my instructor).

Hope that helps and isn't overdone now!

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