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rules against wordiness

We sin: write the first thought, miss the best order, and then add is, was, of, by, to-be, there, there are, it is, which, who, whom. Promote a noun into a verb. Remove un-needed words (e.g. advance notice is notice, each separate incident is each incident). Avoid passive voice (e.g. It has been decided that your draft…for) which [...]
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