Words to Avoid When Writing a Composition
[You're not gonna like this!]
• NEVER use the following words. They're grossly over-used. Find a more interesting and/or precise substitute.
| faire | intéressant | passer (cela se passe...) |
| dire | terrible | c'est |
| aller | trouver | formidable |
| arriver | il faut | énormément |
| il y a | voir |
• Use as little as possible. Why? Same reason as above.
| commencer | parler |
| prendre | chercher |
• ***Use frenquently***
| et. . . et / both. . . and | pourtant / however, yet |
| puis / then | enfin / finally |
| mais / but | d'ailleurs / moreover, besides |
| cependant / however, nevetheless | malgré tout / inspite of everything, after all |
| car / for (because). . . | ensuite / next |
| alors / so. . ., well. . . | en ce qui concerne / regarding, concerning |
| par contre / on the other hand | par conséquent / consequently |
| bref / in short, anyway. . . | quant à / as for |
| d'abord / first of all |