| One of the most common weaknesses I see
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| | more common
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| in day-to-day
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| | transition words and phrases that will
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| writing is poor logical flow from one
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| | help make your
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| idea or point to
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| | text more understandable and interesting
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| the next. This usually takes the form of
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| | to the reader.
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| a bunch of
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| | For each one, I have included a typical
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| seemingly unrelated phrases thrown
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| | example of how
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| together with little
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| | the word/phrase might be used in a
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| or no sense of sequence, continuity, or
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| | typical sentence.Note that I have
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| relativity.Although the overall subject
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| | capitalized the transition words/phrases
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| may be obvious, the words
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| | for emphasis and easy
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| to describe it seem to be scattered on
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| | identification.CAUSE AND EFFECT...THEN,
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| the page like an
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| | he moved on to the next work station.AS A
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| almost random set of unconnected
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| | RESULT, the team lost the game.FOR THIS
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| thoughts. On a regular
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| | REASON, she always went home for the
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| basis, I see letters and reports in
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| | weekend.THE RESULT WAS always
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| which each phrase
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| | predictable.WHAT FOLLOWED was as painful
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| seems to be independent of the one
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| | as it was inevitable.IN RESPONSE, he
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| before and the one
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| | quickly upped the ante.THEREFORE, the
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| after, when in reality, there is an
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| | aircraft overshot the runway.THUS, it was
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| actual sequential
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| | just a matter of time.BECAUSE OF THIS,
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| and/or logical flow.Consider the
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| | the results were always the
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| following three sentence example:1. The
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| | same.CONSEQUENTLY, he was no longer
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| entire building had to be searched.2.
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| | friends with Frank.THE REACTION to this
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| They started the search on the third
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| | event was swift and decisive.IN CONTRAST
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| floor.3. It took three hours to complete
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| | TO...UNLIKE last year, this one was
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| the search.Notice that the three separate
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| | highly profitable.DIFFERENT from this,
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| statements are all valid
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| | was our approach to manufacturing.IN
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| sentences. They convey the bare
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| | SPITE OF the dot com bust, the company
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| essential facts of the
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| | prospered.ON THE OTHER HAND, earnings per
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| situation, but nothing more. In fact,
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| | share have increased.ON THE CONTRARY, the
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| they raise almost
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| | impact was less than expected.OPPOSING
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| more questions than they answer. For
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| | that idea was the move to new
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| example:- Was it a serious incident?- Had
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| | technologies.HOWEVER, that approach may
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| it ever happened before?- Why did they
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| | actually prove better.CONTRARY to his
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| start on the third floor?- What about the
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| | findings, the revenue picture is
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| first two floors?- How big/high was the
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| | good.NEVERTHELESS, something still
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| building?- Is three hours a long time for
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| | appears to be missing.SEQUENCE AND
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| that?- How long does it usually
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| | RELATIVITY...THEN, each one followed in
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| take?These are all logical (and obvious)
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| | numerical sequence.IN ADDITION, a fourth
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| questions that the
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| | material was added to the mix.TO
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| average person might ask when reading a
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| | ENUMERATE, first there was the car,
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| paragraph made
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| | second the boat,...NEXT in the series was
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| up of the three sentences above.Let's
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| | the "outrigger" brand line.BESIDES THAT,
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| transform these now, using transition
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| | there were two other possible
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| phrases:"UNLIKE the previous minor
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| | sources.SIMILARITY AND COMPARISON...LIKE
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| incident, this time the entire
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| | always, he took the company on a
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| building had to be searched. BECAUSE the
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| | dangerous course.SAME as before, he
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| fire was still
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| | managed to meet all of the
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| smoking on the first two floors, they
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| | requirements.SIMILAR things were known to
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| had to start on the
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| | happen at certain times.CLOSE to that was
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| third, working upwards to the tenth,
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| | the result of the second round of
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| covering the first two floors last.
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| | voting.LIKEWISE, they made similar
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| CONSEQUENTLY, it took them a full three
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| | changes in the factory.ALSO, there were
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| hours before they finally completed the
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| | the worker's families to consider.NEAR
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| typical two-hour job."Notice the use of
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| | that one, was where we found the faulty
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| the transition words: UNLIKE, BECAUSE,
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| | component.EXPLANATION AND EXAMPLE...FOR
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| and CONSEQUENTLY. Using these three
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| | EXAMPLE, last year's model was
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| words has allowed us
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| | underpowered.ONE SUCH occurrence was last
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| to easily connect the three independent
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| | week's power outage.FOR INSTANCE,
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| sentences and
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| | earnings this year are higher than
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| give them a sense of chronological order
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| | last.TO ILLUSTRATE, he went to Chicago
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| and logical flow.
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| | just to make his point.ALSO, there is a
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| They also allow us to answer ALL of the
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| | new approach to sheet-metal moulding.TO
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| obvious questions,
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| | DEMONSTRATE, I will use the new model
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| either with the transition word itself,
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| | throughout.The above are just examples,
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| or by adding a
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| | and there many other such
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| couple more words.In short, transition
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| | transition words and phrases that are
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| words/phrases have turned three dry
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| | used in everyday
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| independent phrases into a little story
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| | conversation and writing. In my opinion,
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| that makes sense
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| | appropriate use
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| to the reader.These types of words
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| | of these words/phrases is the number one
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| phrases are ideal for allowing one
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| | technique for
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| to easily connect thoughts, and create
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| | making any type of writing flow
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| logical sequences
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| | logically and clearly.Bottom line:
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| between sentences and paragraphs. They
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| | Smooth, orderly and logical transitions
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| are usually inserted
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| | from one thought to the other, one
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| at the beginning of a sentence and
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| | sentence to the next,
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| normally refer directly
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| | and one paragraph to another -- are key
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| back to the previous sentence and/or
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| | to creating clear
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| paragraph without
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| | meaning and flow in any document.
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| repeating the specific subject.The
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| | Transition words and
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| following paragraphs list some of the
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| | phrases will achieve this for you.
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