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{{image|Brian|jpg|Would it have been as good if they called it ''Brian’s Life'', though?}} | {{image|Brian|jpg|Would it have been as good if they called it ''Brian’s Life'', though?}} | ||
}}A {{tag|preposition}}. Once you’ve put one at the end of a sentence, it’s a habit you’ll never tire of. | }}A {{tag|preposition}}. Once you’ve put one at the end of a sentence, it’s a habit you’ll never tire of. | ||
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In either case, “[[of]]” is the giveaway. Being a preposition, “of” puts two things in relation to each other, and so tends to favour basic vocabulary over interesting words that describe that relation. So: “piece of writing” over “poem”, “letter”, “extract”, or “passage”. | In either case, “[[of]]” is the giveaway. Being a preposition, “of” puts two things in relation to each other, and so tends to favour basic vocabulary over interesting words that describe that relation. So: “piece of writing” over “poem”, “letter”, “extract”, or “passage”. | ||
Being a dead giveaway for [[passive]] constructions — “[[In the event that|in the event ''of'']] harm to the interests ''of'' the client by the broker” rather than “if the broker harms the client’s interests” — and [[Nominalisation|nominalisations]] — “I shall initiate the termination ''of'' the scheme”, rather than “I will terminate the scheme”, | Being a dead giveaway for [[passive]] constructions — “[[In the event that|in the event ''of'']] harm to the interests ''of'' the client by the broker” rather than “if the broker harms the client’s interests” — and [[Nominalisation|nominalisations]] — “I shall initiate the termination ''of'' the scheme”, rather than “I will terminate the scheme”, of prevalence neatly measures laboured. The higher your “of ratio”, the more tiring your writing will be. | ||
===Pompous possessives=== | ===Pompous possessives=== | ||