ADPR 2200 Week 7 Reflection

This week I edited my “Interviewing Ellie” article. After hearing feedback from Ellie herself, I cut out some unnecessary words and added more about her pets. I learned that I too often use redundant words because I write it out without reading it right away and don’t realize that I am able to omit some things.

For example, in the first paragraph I said “This experience was very interesting and a great way to learn more about someone you previously had not known.” Due to Ellie’s feedback, I omitted “very” and “previously had not known”, changing it to “don’t know”. This made me realize that I use the words “very” and “really” more than I should considering they’re just filler words. Also, changing it to “don’t know” allows the sentence to get the point faster.

I also omitted a few sentences in the paragraph about Ellie’s name. Before, I went into unnecessary detail about what they would have named her had she been a boy, but the point of the question was to find out why her name was Ellie. So, I learned to omit unnecessary words and be more concise.