"The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do."
—Thomas Jefferson
Through the years I have actively attempted to improve my verbal fluency and succinctness. I typically proof read everything I write, including the most casual banter, and try to make improvements.
The first three words that come to mind which I tend to overuse are the adverbs, "even", "just", and "like". I have mostly succeeded in minimizing the latter, but the first two annoyingly stick around.
Does anyone else analyze their informal speech?
—Thomas Jefferson
Through the years I have actively attempted to improve my verbal fluency and succinctness. I typically proof read everything I write, including the most casual banter, and try to make improvements.
The first three words that come to mind which I tend to overuse are the adverbs, "even", "just", and "like". I have mostly succeeded in minimizing the latter, but the first two annoyingly stick around.
Does anyone else analyze their informal speech?