Please double-click on the English subtitles below to play the video.
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Here's a writing challenge. Can you make the
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following sentence more concise?
Keep the original idea and tone.
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For some people, not all, but surely a good
number, winter can be a long and difficult
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season to get through, but there's got to
be something to embrace in every season,
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so people just need to look for the
positive and remember it's up to them
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to create happy moments that make it
easier to get through the long winter.
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Before you start the task, here are three tips.
One. Reduce words that repeat. Two. Omit words
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that are not necessary. Three. Remember it's okay
to break a long sentence into shorter sentences.
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I'll show you the original sentence
again. Pause the video. Complete the task,
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and then put your revision in the comments.
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