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Diction

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Gender-Neutral Language

Gender neutrality in language minimizes assumptions about the gender or sex of people referred to in writing or speech.

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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice

In grammar, "voice" refers to the relationship between the subject and the verb—that is to say, how the action is performed.

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Concision

It is important to keep sentences concise; the longer and more complex a sentence gets, the harder it is for a reader to understand.

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