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The case against “good” and “bad” - Marlee Neel

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Don’t take the easy route! Instead, use this little trick to improve your writing -- let go of the words “good” and “bad,” and push yourself to illustrate, elucidate and illuminate your world with language.

Revise and rewrite the following passage by utilizing superior replacements for the terms good and bad. It was a good day. The sunlight felt good on her legs that had been sheltered under jeans all year. The beach and the ocean smelled good. She let all the good sounds soak into her soul. She was determined to make this as good a vacation as her grandmother had ever had.

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  • Animator Brian Young, Spyros Dahlias
  • Educator Marlee Neel
  • Producer The STUDIO
  • Narrator Marlee Neel

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