https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:09:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241469 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:18:17 +0000 MaisyMay 241469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put in a random writing sample describing part of a work day, and it said that it was mostly trim, with a category of flabby, and a category of fit and trim.</p> <p>Yay, my M.A. in English Lit comes in handy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241455 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:14:21 +0000 Red 241455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely flabby, unless I'm actually making an effort to be fit &amp; trim...which I rarely do unless I have to, like on a resume or something. &lt;&lt;&lt; case in point, super flabby comment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241442 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:49:49 +0000 Boogs 241442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm totally going to pull up an old college paper and check! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241429 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:19:30 +0000 Grace 241429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Boo-urns on this test!!! I got "lean" on nouns, verbs, adjectives/adverbs and prepositions. I get one measily "heart attack territory" on using "this that there and it" and it gives me flabby overall? Come on now!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241327 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:50:34 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 241327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG IM FLABBY! I hate this game.<br /> E.T.A: ^^I see why I am flabby. Dangit. I need to trim and tone, bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241323 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:47:45 +0000 lovehoneybee 241323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fun! Well I input several writing samples--mostly emails and board posts, and my results seem to vary depending on what sample I used. A few of them came up Fit and Trim, some Needs Toning, but most of them were Flabby. I tend to ramble when I write, though, so I'm actually quite surprised they didn't all up come up Flabby, or in Heart Attack Territory.</p> <p>ETA: This comment was Fit and Trim! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241311 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:38:07 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 241311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine needs toning. sigh.<br /> i'm going to chalk it up to voice and use of colloquialisms. k?<br /> haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241297 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:26:30 +0000 Mrs. Bee 241297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine is fit and trim woohoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241292 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:23:44 +0000 Rubies 241292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Woo hoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241279 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:13:37 +0000 mrbee 241279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I plugged in the last 5 threads you started and... you are "fit &amp; trim" overall! :)</p> <p>Like me, you use a lot of passive voice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241278 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:13:23 +0000 Meridian 241278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought this post was going to be about handwriting, haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241272 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:10:40 +0000 Rubies 241272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm too scared to test it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-writing-flabby-or-fit#post-241265 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:05:15 +0000 mrbee 241265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just plugged some of my blog posts into this online test!<br /> <a href="http://www.writersdiet.com/WT.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.writersdiet.com/WT.php</a></p> <p>The test found that my writing scores somewhere between "fit &amp; trim" and "needs toning." My main writing flabbiness come from using passive voice! I just find using the active voice to be such an American thing... I struggle with making myself the Subject of so many sentences.</p> <p>Is your writing flabby or fit?</p> <p>ps I rewrote this post several times until my text was "fit &amp; trim"! </p>