As a writing coach, I’m always reminding my clients to use strong verbs.
It’s also good to vary the verbs in a manuscript, so the same verb isn’t being overused.
For example, I tend to have many of my characters smile.
But, after a while, with so many people smiling, it feels as if the story is filled with a bunch of grinning idiots.
And that isn’t usually what I’m after, so during the editing process, I change some of the “smiles” to other, stronger verbs that are also less boring.
Weak verbs tend to be boring verbs because they just don’t pack a punch the way strong verbs do.
Here are some weak or boring verbs we can overuse as writers, along with some stronger, more interesting, verbs to use instead.
Source: www.grammarcheck.net
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