56 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Below are some examples of common clichés, wordy phrases, and redundancies and how to avoid them. USING CONCISE LANGUAGE To Avoid Clichés and Wordy Phrases ....... Use Natural Language A total of five students ............................................ Five students As a result of .............................................................. Because At a later date ............................................................ Later At the present time ................................................... Now At this point in time .................................................. Now Due to the fact that .................................................. Since/Because During the time that ................................................. While Enclosed please find ................................................. I’m enclosing Entitled ........................................................................ Titled Following .................................................................... After For the purpose of .................................................... For Formulate ................................................................... Make In accordance with .................................................... Since In all cases .................................................................. Always In compliance with your request ............................ As you requested In order to ................................................................... To In regard to ................................................................. About In the amount of ........................................................ For In the event that ........................................................ If In the majority of instances ..................................... Usually In the near future ...................................................... Soon Of the opinion that ................................................... Believe/Think On a daily basis. ......................................................... Daily Prior to ........................................................................ Before Subsequent to ............................................................ After Utilize ........................................................................... Use With the exception of ............................................... Except
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