Szeth Pancakes

Instead of using words or expressions like that, it's better to show rather than tell. People are actually smarter than you think, and if you tell them everything, you're basically undermining their intelligence and they most likely wouldn't enjoy it as much unless you show them it.

Lemme show you an example:

"John was mad at Jane, because she took his blanket and now he was cold" –– This is basically the English essay way of explaining what's going on. If you're going for boring or something lacking, this is your way to go.

"John hugged himself, shivering as he glared at Jane, who was wrapped up happily in a blanket" –– You don't need to be told that John is mad or irritated at Jane for having the blanket. 

Y'all probably didn't need to know that lol.

So true! I've found that many of the same words are used over and over to describe the same things. I specifically to l try to avoid that when I'm writing. As for showing, not telling, that is one is the reasons that I really like the book Dune. The author treats the readers like they are intelligent

I actually think Dune is a little too show don't tell, but my tastes are obviously different.