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Subject:Re: pet peeves From:Lester Klein <lklein -at- CAP -dot- GWU -dot- EDU> Date:Fri, 19 Aug 1994 18:35:31 -0400
Actually, it's very difficult to find a good use for the word "actually".
The fact is, that "the fact is" may always be omitted or replaced with a
better word.
Les Klein
114 Melbourne Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20901
301-87-0659, lklein -at- cap -dot- gwu -dot- edu
On Fri, 19 Aug 1994, LaVonna Funkhouser wrote:
> Hi! What are your writing pet peeves? What things do
> you make certain that you edit out of your drafts and the
> writing of subject matter experts (SMEs)?
> Some things to get you started are these gems:
> obviously
> basically
> simply
> due to the fact that
> Please supply others. My dept. is trying to compile a list.
> (I seem to recall a thread about this from many months ago,
> but I've searched my personal archives and couldn't find the
> postings. I decided it wouldn't hurt to ask again since so
> many techwr-lers are fairly new.)
