Company Writer's Guide
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Table 1.1-1. Examples of Wordiness
Verbose-ese Equivalent
by means of by
connect together connect, join
consider all factors carefully consider
due to the fact that because
for the purpose of for, to
furthermore it would seem and
give proper consideration to consider
has a tendency to tends
in addition to also
initiate action start
in order to to
in spite of the fact that though/although
in the case in which when
in the event that if
in this instance, however but
is capable of/has the ability to can
situated placed, sits, lies
termination end
used to fulfill needed
utilize use
warrant the use of must or should have, require
