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by mo_42 657 days ago
For technical writing, journalism, etc., one can follow the simple rule no adjectives.

For prose, replace all common adjectives by more specific or descriptive one, or even remove them too and describe properties. For example: The F-35 passed by my house. When I heard its sound, the jet had already disappeared at the horizon. (This describes super-sonic speed without an adjective or an overly precise speed number.)

Edit: past perfect based on comment

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“Had already disappeared” :) if you’re going to give writing advice, try to give examples without missing verbs.

Same applies to the article - it’s riddled with grammar mistakes. “Lot of your readers may not have English as their first language.”

“test platform that let’s anyone run”

Yeah, it's surprisingly poorly written for an article about writing well :-/