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Clumsy Words and Phrases
from Academic Writing by Eugene Volokh
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Post-Graduate
11/17/2010
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a bad thing
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bad
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a good thing
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good
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a large number of
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many
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a number of
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some

several

many

 

or something more precise
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at present
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now
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at the place that
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where
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at the present time
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now
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at this point in time
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now

currently

at this point (rarely)

 

or something similar
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at this time
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now

currently

 

or something similar
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concerning the matter of
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about
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does not operate to
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does not
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during the course of
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during
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during the time that
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while
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excessive number of
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too many
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for the duration of
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during

while
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for the reason that
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because
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had occasion to
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omit
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I would argue that
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omit
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in a case in which
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when

where
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in accordance with
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by

under
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in an X manner
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Xly

e.t. "hastily" instead of "in a hasty manner"
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in circumstances in which
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when

where
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in close proximity
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near
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in point of fact
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in fact

(or omit altogether)
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in reference to
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about
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in regard to
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about
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in the course of
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during
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in the event that
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if
Term
is able to
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can
Term
is cognizant of
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knows

is aware of
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is lacking in
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lacks
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is unable to
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cannot
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it could be argued that
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replace with an argument for why the argument is sound (if that's what you mean)
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it has been determined that
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omit
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it is apparent that
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clearly

or omit
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it is arguable that
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replace with an argument for why the argument is sound (if that's what you mean)
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it is clear that
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clearly

or omit
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it should be noted that
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omit
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most of the time
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usually
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negatively affect
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hurt

harm

decrease

or something similar
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on a number of occasions
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often

sometimes
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on the part of
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by
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piece of legislation
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law

statute

bill
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referred to as
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called
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serves to X
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Xs

(e.g. exchange "this only serves to strengthen the opposition" to "this only strengthens the opposition") 
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sufficient number of
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enough
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the case at bar
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this case
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the manner in which
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how
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this case is distinguishable
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all cases are distinguishable; you probably mean "this case is different"
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to the effect that
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that
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under circumstances in which
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when

where
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with regard to
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about
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accord respect to
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respect
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during the pendancy of X
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while X was pending
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for the purpose of doing
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to do
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has a deleterious effect on
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hurts

harms
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has a negative impact on
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hurts

harms
Term
is aware that
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knows
Term
is binding on
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binds
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is desirious of
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wants
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is dispositive of
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disposes of
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made negative reference to
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criticized

disagreed with
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render assistance
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help
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was aware that
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knew
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because of the fact that
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because
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despite the fact that
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despite

though
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due to the fact that
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because
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in light of the fact that
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because

since
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the fact that
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that
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any and all
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all
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cease and desist
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stop

(except in "cease and desist order" or "cease and desist letter")
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consensus of opinion
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consensus
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each and every
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every
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null and void
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void
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period in time
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time

period
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point in time
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time

point
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provision of law
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law
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rate of speed
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speed
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still remains
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remains
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until such time as
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until
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