Try to eliminate unnecessary words in your writing and speaking. More isn’t always better, especially when you’re competing with other communications. Make it quick to make it stick.
Instead of: There is a safety issue that we must address.
Try: We must address a safety issue.
See how that works?
Instead of: There is a safety issue that we must address.
Try: We must address a safety issue.
See how that works?
- A bigger/greater/higher/larger degree of = more
- A distance of x miles = 5xmiles
- A decreased number of = fewer
- A lot of = many, much
- A total of seven XXXs = seven XXXs
- Advance notice/reservation = notice/reservation
- All of = all
- As a result of = because of
- At a later date = later
- At this point in time = now
- Based on the fact that = because
- By definition = DELETE
- Come to the understanding = understand
- Compare and contrast = compare
- Continue into the future = continue
- Despite the fact that = although
- Due to the fact that = because
- Eliminate altogether = eliminate
- End result = result
- For the purpose of = to/ for
- Future plans = plans
- General consensus = consensus
- General public = public
- Give consideration to = consider
- Has the ability to = can
- Has/had/have been found to be = is/was/are
- In all likelihood/probability = likely/probably
- In close proximity = near
- In order to = to
- In the vicinity of = near
- In the event that = if
- In view of the fact that = because
- It is important/crucial that = should/must
- Last but not least = finally
- Made out of = made from/made of
- Made a decision/determination = decide
- On the basis of = because, based on
- Prior to = before
- Regardless of the fact that = although
- Take into account = consider
- The majority of = most/many
- Whether or not = whether/if
- Will have an effect on = will affect
- With regard to = about/regarding
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