Saturday, March 15, 2008

Cut the fat

Here are some other common circumlocutions that can be compressed into just one word:

Replace:
· the reason for
· for the reason that
· owing/due to the fact
· in light of the fact that
· considering the fact
· on the grounds that
· this is why

with: because, since, why

Replace:
· on the occasion of
· in a situation in which
· under circumstances in which

with: when

Replace:
· as regards
· in reference to
· with regard to
· concerning the matter of

with: about

Replace:

· it is crucial that
· it is necessary that
· it is important that

with: must, should

Replace:

· is able to
· has the opportunity to
· has the capacity for
· has the ability to

with: can

Replace:
· it is possible that
· it could happen that
· the possibility exists for

with: may, might, could