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Ganpat Singh Posted 21 years ago
Science & IT

Using compelling words

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00I am a technical writer. I constantly come across "Use compelling words'' from my copy editors. I am unable to figure out the meaning of "comeplling words''. What type of words are these and how does one distinguish between a compelling word and a word that is not compelling.02br
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00Kindly throw some light on this.02br
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00Regards02br
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0Hello, Ganpat,02br 02br 00Here are the definitions of "compelling":02br 02br 001. tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument: "new and compelling evidence"02br 02br 002. 0-

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  • 0Hello, Ganpat,02br 02br 00Here are the definitions of "compelling":02br 02br 001.
  • tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument: "new and compelling evidence"02br 02br 002.
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0Hello, Ganpat,02br
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001. tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument: "new and compelling evidence"02br
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002. driving or forcing: compelling ambition.02br
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00I don't know what complelling words are in a context of technical writing, though...0-
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I work in an art university and I hear the instructors telling students to use more compelling images or to create a more compelling design. In my opinion this is just a nice way of telling them that their work is not interesting (sorry, I know you probably don't want to hear that). The instructors define compelling as something that will attract your attention and keep you interested. I'm not su
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A copy editor is a creature with an extremely short attention span. He has to read so much, so quickly, and so unwillingly, that he is quite incapable of following the underlying logic or meaning of an article. Instead, he bounces irritably from paragraph to paragraph, jittery with excessive coffee intake, and forgetting one sentence as soon as he starts on the next. He only pauses to take in what
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There is truth in your words, Mr.P.
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