How Verbal Variety Kills Comprehension

Expert Author: Philip Yaffe | Category: Writing And Speaking

Some writers will do nearly anything to avoid repeating a word to achieve "verbal variety". The fact is, judicious repetition aids readability and comprehension while varied vocabulary can actually harm it. The trick is to know when to be the same and when to be different.

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