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Oh, if we're getting serious about this, then removal of as many "be" words as possible is transformational.
ie: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been and a few others that have the effect of rendering text passive.
I read a slushpile story that had "82" uses of the word "was" in it, which really starts to beat on your brain like water torture. He was this and he was that...
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