Avoid these words to improve your writing

A simple way to improve your writing is to remove these words:

• Just
• That
  • Before: “This will overwrite the settings that you already selected.”
  • After: “This will overwrite the settings you already selected.”
  • Better: “This will overwrite your previous settings.”
• Already
• Actual / Actually
• think
• pretty
• really
• to be
• great
• around
• a lot
• very
• thing
• much
• unfortunate / fortunate
• nice
• In order to
• Please note
  • Before: “Please note, this will change your settings globally.”
  • After: “This will change your settings globally.”
• It is recommended to - If you’re stating it, we can assume you’re recommending it. Cut it and get straight to your point.
• You must
  • Before: “You must select a size first.”
  • After: “Select a size.”
• There is
  • Before: “There is an issue with the server.”
  • After: “The server is down.”
• I think
• I believe
• It seems
• to be