Infographic: 16 Boring Verbs & What to Use Instead

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I would not actually call these verbs boring, but if you checked your latest work and found you used one a lot, you might want to consider the alternatives.

 

Infographic: 16 Boring Verbs & What to Use Instead Infographic

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5 Comments

  1. Richard Hershberger12 February, 2020

    I see boundless potential for hilariously terrible results from writers who don’t know what these words mean, and take this infographic as saying they are actual synonyms.

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    1. Nate Hoffelder12 February, 2020

      hehe – that will be fun, yes!

      Reply
  2. Gordon Horne13 February, 2020

    I saw the title and thought maybe my ESL students could use it. I saw the list and thought maybe not.

    Student to homestay parent, “Hand over ten dollars.”

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  3. Allen F14 February, 2020

    Know the rules. Become one with the rules.

    For only by knowing the why of each rule can you bend or break it to deliver a good story. 😉

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  4. Stan SCHWARTZ16 February, 2020

    Foment. … Foment. … There must be something. Foment. … I’m so tired of that word. Foment?

    Reply

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