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To
be or not to be? A famous
question, yes, yet did you know
that remembering "not to be" can
prove a beneficial challenge when
you set your pen to paper (or
fingers to keyboard)?
Several
talented writers took the
challenge. The result? This
write-off. It consists of
Epinions reviews that avoid the
"to be" verbs, a discipline known
as E-Prime. The participants
strove to enliven their writing
and increase their precision by
using exactly the right verb
instead of the tried and true
(but ordinary) "to
be's".
As
a reminder, the "to be" family
includes be, is, am, are, was,
were, been, being; plus
contractions -- 'm, 's, and 're.
For
more information on E-Prime,
check out proeditor's explanation
entitled,
Liven
Up Your Writing, Earn High
Ratings and Improve Your
IQ
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