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Twins Write Differently

Dee was skimpy with her adjectives once again. Whereas her twin Sue Lee was generous with them. Neither of them had books that sold in droves or well. Which twin's words do I like better? That is hard to tell. Your words are insufficient, incomplete, meager Sue Lee said. Dee said Sue Lee’s overuse of adjectives hurt her writers head. I need my adjectives – lithe, lively, dainty, delicate and polite. The twins disagreed, but both continued to plot and write.

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