# List of words to avoid, specifically in education writing. # From: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ # The terms `however` and `so` are not included as they’re only an offense if at # the start of a sentence according to CSS Tricks. # If you want messages for those, use `retext-intensify`. - type: basic inconsiderate: - obvious - obviously note: Not everything is as obvious as you might think. And if it isn’t obvious to the reader, it can hurt. source: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ - type: basic inconsiderate: just note: Not everything is as easy as you might think. And if it isn’t easy for the reader, it can hurt. source: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ - type: basic inconsiderate: basically note: It’s probably not that basic. If you’re going to explain a confusing previous sentence with a clearer next sentence, why not drop the former and only use the latter? source: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ - type: basic inconsiderate: - simple - simply note: It’s probably not that simple. Even if it is, you probably don’t need to specifically say it. source: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ - type: basic inconsiderate: - easy - easily note: It’s probably not that easy. Even if it is, you probably don’t need to specifically say it. source: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ - type: basic inconsiderate: of course note: If it’s self-evident then maybe you don’t need to describe it. If it isn’t, don’t say it. source: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ - type: basic inconsiderate: clearly note: If it’s self-evident then maybe you don’t need to describe it. If it isn’t, don’t say it. source: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ - type: basic inconsiderate: everyone knows note: If it’s self-evident then maybe you don’t need to describe it. If it isn’t, don’t say it. source: https://css-tricks.com/words-avoid-educational-writing/ - type: basic inconsiderate: - straight forward - straightforward - straight forwardly - straightforwardly note: It’s probably not that straight forward. Even if it is, you probably don’t need to specifically say it.