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First things first, let\u2019s clarify that there is a big difference between writing academic papers and writing fiction, and consequently, the best methods with which to approach these two types of exercises will be different. In this article, we\u2019ll talk about the words and phrases that will make your research papers or thesis weaker, however, some of them are highly appreciated in creative essays and fiction writing.<\/span><\/p>\n First of all, replace \u201cI\u201d with \u201cwe\u201d whenever you can, and second, saying \u201cI think\u201d is exceedingly boring. Try these phrases instead:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s no need to confess your own ignorance. Say \u201cthere is not enough evidence to state that\u2026\u201d or \u201cthis issue is beyond my proficiency level\u201d instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n No writing will be improved by using clich\u00e9s. At the moment, clich\u00e9s are the way to create a humorous effect of dusty, vintage language. Allow all those instances of \u201cyour obedient servant\u201d and \u201cwithout further ado\u201d to rest in peace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Corporate vocabulary and bureaucratic balderdash should be abandoned in every kind of communication, be it business emails, academic papers, love letters, or chats among friends. Here are some examples of jargon that can easily be replaced by human speech.<\/span><\/p>\n Avoid these phrases along with \u201cacross multiple channels.\u201d Just mention them all!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cImplementing communication methodologies\u201d is easily replaced with \u201cspeaking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMatrix of factors\u201d can be replaced by \u201cfactors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGoals\u201d instead of the \u201cKPIs\u201d will also make your writing more human.<\/span><\/p>\n As a rule of thumb, make sure that your writing doesn\u2019t contain excessive words.<\/span><\/p>\n The three most popular intensifiers are \u201cvery,\u201d \u201creally,\u201d \u201cquite,\u201d and \u201cso,\u201d and you simply don\u2019t need them. These words are frequently used in non-official communication, but they make your language dull and boring. There are many other ways you can make your speech more intense and dramatic. Check out a short list of powerful adjectives you can use instead of the boring intensifiers mentioned above:<\/span><\/p>\n By opting for more impressive and engaging adjectives, you can also stick to your word limit, which is a strict requirement in academic writing.<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t start your sentences with \u201cso.\u201d There are phrases like \u201cwith that being said,\u201d \u201ctherefore,\u201d \u201cas a result,\u201d \u201cthis way,\u201d \u201cconsequently,\u201d and even \u201cthusly.\u201d Diversify your language if possible.<\/span><\/p>\n This is a judgemental and abstract notion that should be deleted from academic writing. Every time you want to describe the amount or size of something, take some time and find a numerical description of the object in question.<\/span><\/p>\n Does this imply that you\u2019ve just been lying up to this point in your writing\/speaking? Try to remember what words mean when using them as fillers.<\/span><\/p>\n Using these words is a cheap form of manipulation. If you want to make your writing more skillfully Machiavellian, go for \u201cas every intelligent person knows\u201d or \u201cthis is obvious to every expert,\u201d and don\u2019t waste time on trifles!<\/span><\/p>\n Words like \u201cprobable\u201d or \u201cpossible\u201d are examples of hedging language which is often used in academic writing. On the one hand, using them makes your research less complicated and your work on the paper faster, but if you want to complete a stunning piece of writing, try to avoid them.<\/span><\/p>\n As well as modal adjectives, modal adverbs like \u201cperhaps,\u201d \u201carguably,\u201d or \u201cpossibly\u201d shows your uncertainty about an idea or, as some teachers put it, your humility. On the other hand, if you use them too often, you might find that the paper you\u2019ve completed bears no academic weight and is quite basic, with nothing special or interesting about it.<\/span><\/p>\n Words like \u201cusually,\u201d \u201coften,\u201d or \u201ctypically\u201d is something we all use to avoid hard numbers and hide our ignorance. Do without them if you can.<\/span><\/p>\n Research papers are not the best place for similes, even though some physicists like Neil deGrasse Tyson or Carl Sagan use this kind of figurative language to popularize and explain difficult scientific notions. If the paper you\u2019re working on should look more conservative, refrain from comparisons made via similes or metaphors.<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t exaggerate things when composing an academic paper. Words and phrases like \u201cmost,\u201d \u201calways,\u201d \u201ca thousand times,\u201d and the superlative forms of adjectives should also be avoided unless you\u2019re talking about the <\/span>biggest<\/span><\/i> Hadron Collider in existence or the fact that the sun <\/span>always<\/span><\/i> rises in the East.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We tend to use tons of adjectives and adverbs when we\u2019re trying to describe something in the most minute detail. However, in the majority of cases, this goal can be achieved with a more precise choice of words.<\/span><\/p>\n If you want to say that something is \u201cextremely,\u201d \u201chighly,\u201d or \u201cmuch,\u201d +adjective, think twice and replace the two with a single, more precise adjective.<\/span><\/p>\n Also, remember that adjectives can become weak, especially when you attach more than two of them to one object or idea.<\/span><\/p>\n An overabundance of verbs sounds very official but is difficult to comprehend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe tried to keep going\u201d = \u201cShe proceeded\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In addition, though the passive voice is widespread in academic writing, when used in excess it can make your text less readable. It is often accompanied by deverbative nouns:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis decision was made by a group of scientists\u201d = \u201cA group of scientists decided to…”<\/span><\/p>\n Avoid these pronouns if you have difficulties in connecting your sentences. Read your text several times to make sure that every \u201cit,\u201d \u201cthis,\u201d or \u201cthat\u201d refers back to a particular notion or object, and there will be no ambiguities for the reader.<\/span><\/p>\n Both words are extremely boring and can create a mess in your reader\u2019s head. However, they are popular in academic writing. If you cannot apply the notion itself once again without falling into a tautology, try a \u201cproblem,\u201d \u201cthe subject in question,\u201d or \u201ca factor\u201d instead. Actually, anything would be better than \u201ca thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Academic writing flourishes with the use of some particular words like \u201ceffect.\u201d There is nothing bad about the word, and you shouldn\u2019t exclude it entirely from your papers, however, using some synonyms to it now and then will enlarge your vocabulary and increase the overall quality of your papers. Try \u201ca consequence,\u201d \u201cin the aftermath,\u201d or \u201ca reaction\u201d instead of \u201can effect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As academic papers should be impartial and unprejudiced, all words describing your likes and dislikes are unwanted. But if you decide to show your perspective on something, at least do it with more interesting words than \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad.\u201d Use \u201catrocious,\u201d \u201cpoor quality,\u201d \u201cdeplorable,\u201d \u201cwretched,\u201d \u201cwoeful,\u201d or \u201cdreadful\u201d when you want to write about something negative, and opt for \u201cacceptable,\u201d \u201csatisfactory,\u201d \u201cexceptional,\u201d or \u201cvaluable\u201d when you need to talk about something positive.<\/span><\/p>\n In academic writing, we can justifiably compare these words to obscene language. When we use the F-word too often, it loses its power and stops conveying the emotions it should. If you use the F-word every time your browser freezes up, what will you say when you hit your pinky toe on the table leg? The same is true for words describing our feelings of amazement. If you find an article written by your peer \u201camazing,\u201d what will you say about the speech of a Nobel prize winner? If the results of the research are \u201cfantastic,\u201d how will you describe the Mars colonization plan? If you feel like the word you\u2019re using doesn\u2019t mean anything anymore, stop using it. Try to narrow down the application of your emphatic language to cases when the subject truly deserves it.<\/span><\/p>\n All in all, there are four groups of words and phrases you should avoid when completing an academic assignment.<\/span><\/p>\n – Emotionally charged words<\/b>. Here we should remind you that even \u201cI\u201d instead of \u201cwe\u201d is a way of making your research or essay more personal and hence, should be avoided in typical college papers. Let alone all the words emphasizing your feelings towards the notion or object.<\/span><\/p>\n – Words that have lost their meaning<\/b>. These are the phrases that should be eliminated from both your writing and oral communication. Let\u2019s make words strong and meaningful again!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n – Filler words<\/b>. In oral speech, by \u201cfiller words\u201d we mean \u201cso,\u201d \u201cwell,\u201d \u201cah,\u201d \u201cum,\u201d \u201cright,\u201d \u201cyou see,\u201d \u201cyou know,\u201d \u201cur,\u201d and \u201clike.\u201d In writing, fillers are longer but have as little meaning as the average \u201cum.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBasically,\u201d \u201cactually,\u201d \u201cliterally,\u201d \u201ctotally,\u201d and \u201cclearly\u201d are the filler words often used in academic writing, and it would be great if you can stop applying them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n – Hedging language when it can be replaced with specific data<\/b>. For sure, all those examples of \u201coften\u201d instead of \u201cin 75% of cases\u201d or \u201cprobably\u201d instead of \u201cthe chances are 4 out of 5\u201d can save you a lot of time when you\u2019re writing a paper, but the more precise information you provide, the more valuable the paper you compose will be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As you\u2019ve no doubt noticed, this article is full of words and phrases we recommend you avoid. We\u2019ve done this because they are convenient, fast, and easy to use. But we do our best to minimize them in our writing. Let\u2019s try improving our skills together?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1. I\/we think<\/span><\/h2>\n
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2. I\/we don\u2019t know\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
3. Clich\u00e9s<\/span><\/h2>\n
4. Jargon<\/span><\/h2>\n
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5. Intensifiers<\/span><\/h2>\n
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6. One more thing about \u201cso\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
6. A lot<\/span><\/h2>\n
7. Frankly speaking, actually<\/span><\/h2>\n
8. Obviously, as you know<\/span><\/h2>\n
9. Modal adjectives<\/span><\/h2>\n
10. Modal adverbs<\/span><\/h2>\n
11. Adverbs of frequency<\/span><\/h2>\n
12. Like or as<\/span><\/h2>\n
13. Hyperboles<\/span><\/h2>\n
15. The layering of adverbs and adjectives<\/span><\/h2>\n
16. The layering of verbs and deverbative constructions<\/span><\/h2>\n
17. It, this, that<\/span><\/h2>\n
18. Issue, thing<\/span><\/h2>\n
19. Effect<\/span><\/h2>\n
20. Good and bad<\/span><\/h2>\n
21. Great, awesome, amazing, fantastic<\/span><\/h2>\n