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Harper Noone Fantasy Author :
I use 'just' more in dialogue - (and in real life speech 😅) - is it as harmful when it's the character talking?
2026-04-08 10:48:27
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E.A.O’Neill Author :
Umm I don’t agree with the began to and started to. It really depends on tense. Those sentences are changing from present progressive to past.
2026-04-08 20:21:46
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N.D Thompson Horror Author 📚 :
For a horror writer, suddenly is like saying "I'm going to shock you now. Ready? Boo!" Instead, just say boo! 🙈
2026-04-08 14:17:27
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deanpb_author :
Good advice, but I don’t agree with “door slammed open.” Doors slam shut, and they fly open
2026-04-29 07:29:32
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Gaby 📖 :
Omg I didn’t think of this! Will be keeping an eye out 👏
2026-04-07 19:14:34
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notabot_ijustlooklikeone :
Depends on your style. Some suit minimalist, terse, aloof prose and fit a narrator or speaker with a formalised manner. A slightly stilted tone produces a staccato, repressed rhythm that can be quietly heartbreaking to me. I find formal, concise sentences leave much room for interpretation despite their brevity. The phrases “began to,” “that,” “suddenly” or “just/only/simply,” used well can lend a barren, restrained almost stoic air. There is affect in the plainness and precision.
2026-04-09 06:02:25
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samchapmandraws :
I will defend my verys, just and thats! "which, ironically, was the very outcome he was trying to avoid." "the box just so happen to be right where it shouldn't be." "truth be told, he'd already said this that very same morning"
2026-04-10 17:58:55
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MS Barghini | Author :
I had a huge list of these words and when through my entire manuscript to do to a search and destroy. Took me AGES but definitely improved my writing! 🖤🖤🖤
2026-04-07 18:48:32
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C.A.Greythir | Author :
Wish I could like this 100 times! Saved right away! I'm guilty of all 😂
2026-04-07 19:23:55
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Dan C R | Wannabe Fant. Writer :
That and just litter so much of my work 😂😅
2026-04-09 10:54:46
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Tom Mason Writer :
Here for the ‘suddenly’ support group
2026-04-14 19:45:30
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Tiffany Writes…A Lot. :
I’ve been struggling with removing suddenly from my WIP and I never thought about showing it happening suddenly 🤦♀️thanks for that 😅
2026-04-08 18:34:53
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Muichiro :
I don't like 4, the just shows more emotions, more exhaustion
2026-04-09 22:02:38
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Fiona_InTheMargins_editor :
I deal with these all the time but love having a quick reference list to go back to at the end of an edit. Thanks
2026-04-08 09:21:38
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Daniel Brown :
Thanks for these. I know I'll be guilty of these when I do my second draft.
2026-04-10 03:27:41
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Jordan 📚☕️ :
“In order to” is unnecessarily wordy. Just say “to”
2026-04-09 14:13:34
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SylviX :
i really try not to use "just" 😅 correction: i try not to use "just"
2026-04-08 09:20:51
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sidsam900 :
‘That’
2026-04-08 19:28:28
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Teapudding🍉🏳️🌈 :
Me finding out i have used "that" a thousand times so far in my 116k manuscript.
2026-05-10 10:10:27
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DottyLilyPash&Bill :
i learn more english here that i did in school. my gcse was that bad i got a higher grade in french. i cant speak a lick of french 😅
2026-04-08 22:06:30
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User.name :
I don’t think “felt” is even the most over-used filter word. I’d say saw or thought. Also, with some of these it’s about the balance. Very and really are sometimes necessary to make dialogues sound natural. They creep into drafts precisely because we’re used to using them so much in speech. And walk is one of the blind words like said. if you have your character trudging or shuffling all the time, it will sound odd.
2026-04-08 07:19:24
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jessicaannauthor :
Suddenly needs to leave me alone 😂😂😂😂😂
2026-04-08 06:11:29
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Holly.Ashford📚Author✨ :
Definitely guilty of the 'just' 😅 - better go and sort that out later!
2026-04-09 06:58:01
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📚 Milma Pascoe - author 📚 :
that and felt are my two - have removed loads already but probably need another pass on it
2026-05-03 10:07:03
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Bluewss :
But during dialogues, it's based on the tone and how the character talks because they have their own personality, humor, and voice
2026-05-01 05:32:07
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