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You are very welcome, alan. I thought you used a typewriter from the late 1890s. Did they even have typewriters then?

It funny you mentioned that...my grandparents actually met over a typewriter...my grandfather worked with my grandmother's brother who mentioned to my grandfather one day that his sister had a typewriter...my grandfather went over the house to see it, and that's how he met my grandmother...
He had never seen a typewriter before...not sure exactly what year they met, but they got married in 1926...

I have the typewriter actually, but no, don't write stories on it...looks like this picture, it's a Royal 10 with the beveled glass sides...and yeah, they had typewriters in the late 1800's...

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Third Deadly Sin – Verbosity

This is one of the sins that I often find myself guilty of, as I have proven with this rather wordy forum post. When I talk about verbosity or wordiness, I am not talking about word count; I am talking about when you are saying so much that you lose your readers.

Eliminating wordiness makes for a stronger, more concise writing style that is easier to read. In contrast, a wordy style obscures your ideas and leads to inattention; it may take the form of redundant expressions or phrases that needlessly distracts the reader.

When editing, try eliminating unnecessary words, you may find that your story will stand up without them, making it more concise. Once again, active voice comes into play, as it makes your point as succinctly as possible.

AVOID........................................... USE INSTEAD
For the purpose of............................. For
In spite of the fact that....................... In spite of
In order to.........................................To
Due to the fact that.............................Due to
Because of the fact that.......................Because
Until such time as...............................Until
The reason why is that........................The reason being
First and foremost...............................Firstly
In view of the fact that.........................Since

There are many phrases like these that can be cropped to avoid clumsy sentences.

Quote by Sherzahd
Third Deadly Sin – Verbosity

This is one of the sins that I often find myself guilty of, as I have proven with this rather wordy forum post. When I talk about verbosity or wordiness, I am not talking about word count; I am talking about when you are saying so much that you lose your readers.

Eliminating wordiness makes for a stronger, more concise writing style that is easier to read. In contrast, a wordy style obscures your ideas and leads to inattention; it may take the form of redundant expressions or phrases that needlessly distracts the reader.

When editing, try eliminating unnecessary words, you may find that your story will stand up without them, making it more concise. Once again, active voice comes into play, as it makes your point as succinctly as possible.

AVOID........................................... USE INSTEAD
For the purpose of............................. For
In spite of the fact that....................... In spite of
In order to.........................................To
Due to the fact that.............................Due to
Because of the fact that.......................Because
Until such time as...............................Until
The reason why is that........................The reason being
First and foremost...............................Firstly
In view of the fact that.........................Since

There are many phrases like these that can be cropped to avoid clumsy sentences.

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Shoot Louise.. I didn't know you were so danged into those fricking metaphors for good ol' cusswords.. crikey one could lose his flipping mind trying to figure out whether he's being asked to frigging leave or whether he's gonna get fecked.. goodness it is such a quandary nowadays trying to score.. heck I guess I'll just stick to poetry and the shopping channel..