[stylist] Friday's Word: nimiety

[Donna Hill]

Brad,
If someone came out with a nimiety filter for the brain, writers wouldn't
have to do so much editing. Of course, both of us have used this word as an
adjective rather than a noun.
Donna

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nimiety

nih-MY-uh-tee

(noun)



Excess, redundancy



“First drafts of any written piece usually need 
to be strained through a nimiety colander to help 
make the text clearer and more concise.”





Brad Dunsé

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but becomes inspired because he is working." --Unknown

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