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Q&A The excessive use of 'and'

The word 'and' is an indispensable conjoining tool in any form and discipline of writing. Although, a repetition of the word can make a paragraph too tedious to read, and it only lengthens a senten...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Chagat Nahn‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Mark Baker‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:16:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/49101
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Chagat Nahn‭ · 2019-12-08T13:16:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
The word 'and' is an indispensable conjoining tool in any form and discipline of writing. Although, a repetition of the word can make a paragraph too tedious to read, and it only lengthens a sentence unnecessarily.

Synonyms do exist: - together with

- along with

- with

- as well as

- in addition to 

- including 

- also, too, besides, furthermore, moreover

- plus, what's more

But using these words under certain contexts doesn't fit or look right.

How exactly can 'and' be used sparingly

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-11-30T09:35:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 2