So only being able to write 250 words for the first tma felt so difficult....
So being allowed 750 words should be easier right?
WRONG!!!
I'm pretty sure half off what I write is waffle.... but I like waffles, potoato waffles...belguim waffles with maple syrup
Back to the tma, I write my essay get to a point were I'm somewhat okay with it (it's only the first draft after all).....
So pretty impressed with myself i decide to word count.....at this point I'm thinking I may have to add a few words.....how wrong was I
1200
That's close enough to 750 right?
And damn it I haven't done the in text citations yet....
I best get deleting
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One trick you can use is to use the toolbar at the top of your document and 'search' words like 'because'. 'and so', 'then', 'however'. The facility highlights them making it easier to delete the extraneous words and correct the sentence slightly to ensure your grammar and meaning is preserved though. Pruning out the irrelevant is tough because it all seems relevant doesn't it?
Good luck.
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Yeah, it's not always easy to keep within a set amount of words. I always use the paper size as an indicator since two sides of an A4 is roughly the equivalent of 800 words (ish). It's not always easy to cut down, particularly if everything you've wrote seems to cover the assignment question perfectly and to lose any of it would destroy your work. Best thing to try and remember is to periodically ask yourself if you could say what you've said in less words. Are you waffling?New comment
Original: 117 words.
Soonly beingable to writeallowed 250 words forthe first tmaTMA01 felt so difficult....Sobeing allowed 750 words should be easier right?WRONG!!!
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prettysure halfoff what I writeis waffle.... but I like waffles, potato waffles...Belgian waffleswith maple syrupBack to the tma,I write myessay get to a point were I'm somewhat okay with it (it's only thefirst draftafter all).....So prettyandimpressed with myself i decide to word count.....at this point I'mthinking I may have to adda fewwords.....how wrong was I1200
That'sclose enough to 750right?And damn itI haven't done the in text citations yet....I best get deletingPruning time!Edited version: 62 words.
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