Academic register

Academic tone is easy to fake: stack formal transitions, hedge every claim, and note that things are worth noting. Models imitate the register without the substance, so papers and reports fill with connective tissue that survives deletion untouched. Cutting it leaves the actual argument — if there is one.

40 phrases in this set

furthermore

Mild tell

Write instead: also

moreover

Mild tell

Write instead: also

additionally

Mild tell

Write instead: also

consequently

Mild tell

Write instead: so

subsequently

Mild tell

Write instead: then

that being said

Mild tell

Write instead: but

as such

Mild tell

Write instead: so

in doing so

Mild tell

Best fix: just delete it.

with this in mind

Mild tell

Best fix: just delete it.

it is worth noting

Strong tell

Best fix: just delete it.

it should be noted

Notorious tell

Best fix: just delete it.

it is noteworthy that

Mild tell

Best fix: just delete it.

aforementioned

Strong tell

Write instead: that

salient

Mild tell

Write instead: key

elucidate

Strong tell

Write instead: explain

arguably

Mild tell

Best fix: just delete it.

to some extent

Mild tell

Write instead: partly

generally speaking

Mild tell

Write instead: generally

relatively

Mild tell

Best fix: just delete it.

somewhat

Mild tell

Best fix: just delete it.

potentially

Mild tell

Best fix: just delete it.

some might argue

Strong tell

Best fix: just delete it.

it could be argued

Strong tell

Best fix: just delete it.

by and large

Mild tell

Write instead: mostly

for all intents and purposes

Strong tell

Write instead: effectively

in order to

Strong tell

Write instead: to

due to the fact that

Notorious tell

Write instead: because

at this point in time

Notorious tell

Write instead: now

for the purpose of

Strong tell

Write instead: to

in the event that

Strong tell

Write instead: if

of utmost importance

Strong tell

Write instead: critical

cannot be overstated

Notorious tell

Write instead: matters greatly

underscores the importance

Strong tell

Write instead: shows why it matters

shed light on

Strong tell

Write instead: explain

paramount

Strong tell

Write instead: critical

multifaceted

Strong tell

Write instead: varied

a myriad of

Strong tell

Write instead: many

a plethora of

Strong tell

Write instead: plenty of

whether or not

Mild tell

Write instead: whether

the fact that

Mild tell

Write instead: that

Paste a draft and the studio underlines all 40 of these at once — plus every other slop pattern it knows.

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