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10.5 Reduce traditional wordy phrases

Here are some of the culprits:

in the event that due to the fact that
question as to whether or not for purposes of
in order to in the course of
in the process of despite the fact that
in regard to has the opportunity to
is engaged in at an early date
in a short period of time few in number
large in size reason is because
he is a man who it has come to our attention
in terms of in the amount of

These phrases seem to have been crafted and disseminated to extend 50-word ideas into 500-word essays. You're not writing essays anymore.

 

Courtesy of John Mercer Associates, www.MercerWriting.com

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