Leenaamsel321

10 Weak Words You Should Cut From Your Story:
          		1.	Very – Use a stronger word instead.
          	“Very cold” → “Freezing.”
          		2.	Really – Often unnecessary or repetitive.
          	“Really scared” → “Terrified.”
          		3.	Just – Often filler with no real impact.
          	“She just smiled” → “She smiled.”
          		4.	Some – Vague. Be more specific.
          	“Some people” → “Three classmates” or “A group of teens.”
          		5.	Things – Too general. Use concrete nouns.
          	“She packed her things” → “She packed her books and shoes.”
          		6.	That – Can usually be removed without changing meaning.
          	“I thought that he was gone” → “I thought he was gone.”
          		7.	Maybe – Makes the sentence weak or indecisive.
          	“Maybe she knew” → “She might have known” or “She knew.”
          		8.	Quite – Often softens the sentence unnecessarily.
          	“Quite beautiful” → “Gorgeous.”
          		9.	Got – Use a stronger, more precise verb.
          	“He got angry” → “He snapped” or “He shouted.”
          		10.	Was/Were – Overusing them creates passive or dull writing.
          	“She was running” → “She ran

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Leenaamsel321

10 Weak Words You Should Cut From Your Story:
          	1.	Very – Use a stronger word instead.
          “Very cold” → “Freezing.”
          	2.	Really – Often unnecessary or repetitive.
          “Really scared” → “Terrified.”
          	3.	Just – Often filler with no real impact.
          “She just smiled” → “She smiled.”
          	4.	Some – Vague. Be more specific.
          “Some people” → “Three classmates” or “A group of teens.”
          	5.	Things – Too general. Use concrete nouns.
          “She packed her things” → “She packed her books and shoes.”
          	6.	That – Can usually be removed without changing meaning.
          “I thought that he was gone” → “I thought he was gone.”
          	7.	Maybe – Makes the sentence weak or indecisive.
          “Maybe she knew” → “She might have known” or “She knew.”
          	8.	Quite – Often softens the sentence unnecessarily.
          “Quite beautiful” → “Gorgeous.”
          	9.	Got – Use a stronger, more precise verb.
          “He got angry” → “He snapped” or “He shouted.”
          	10.	Was/Were – Overusing them creates passive or dull writing.
          “She was running” → “She ran