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- verb Present participle of
wordsmith . - noun The making of changes to a
text toimprove clarity andstyle , as opposed tocontent .
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Examples
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The wordsmithing is workmanlike and it is easy to turn the page.
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Pointing out the facts, simply and steadily, that the genres of contemporary and historical drama do not have some elevated status in wordsmithing, that all sectors of fiction consist of a large pool that makes little money and a small percentage that makes quite a lot, including those dramas that are considered literary by many, and that numerous authors who are doing things other than historical and contemporary drama are considered literary by many and studied frequently in universities, etc.
[Guest Post] Part 1: A Manifesto of Imaginative Literature by Justin Allen 2010
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It does encourage both speed and careful wordsmithing, which is good.
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It does encourage both speed and careful wordsmithing, which is good.
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Read that last paragraph, I don't think you want Chad coming down on you with THAT kind of wordsmithing!!!
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Read that last paragraph, I don't think you want Chad coming down on you with THAT kind of wordsmithing!!!
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Ms. Hamburg said she is open to "wordsmithing" the language.
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Ahhh, now that's the kind of wordsmithing to soothe my soul.
Archive 2006-01-01 esther 2006
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Ahhh, now that's the kind of wordsmithing to soothe my soul.
and on my right... esther 2006
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From initial discussions this week, it would seem that this resonates, is somewhat unique, matches my original intentions and just feels right, though admittedly it could use some 'wordsmithing'.
BrainJams: Boundary Spanners in the Commons... Chris Heuer 2006
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