Avoid using these words & phrases unless under extreme duress! The exception is the direct quotation of another person.

These terms are too relative to be descriptive:

good            bad            little                    small  

big                pretty         nice                    ugly         

okay             a lot            beautiful           incredible    

meaningful         complex           things            stuff

These are slang terms:

hot [meaning attractive]

cool [meaning popular or acceptable]

gonna

freaky

Wish-Washy, Empty Phrases!

sort of         key factor        nowadays        possibly         colorful       aspect         

Weak Verbs & Verb Phrases

portray                being that           

talks of                have/has/had        

does/did/do     there is  / there was

there are               seems/seem       

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