diff --git a/data/en/art-jargon.dic b/data/en/art-jargon.dic index ec3988b..50bea1e 100644 --- a/data/en/art-jargon.dic +++ b/data/en/art-jargon.dic @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ critiqued/! critiques/! cunning/! cunningly/! +dead/! death of the author/! debunk/! debunked/! @@ -123,10 +124,11 @@ historicization/! historicize/! historicized/! honest/! +human/! iconic/! +identities/! identity politics/! identity/! -identities/! important/! incomprehensible/! inept/! @@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ narrative/! narrativisation/! narrativity/! narrativization/! +natural/! negation/! negative/! nexus/! @@ -225,6 +228,7 @@ parody/! perception/! perceptions/! physicality/! +plastic/! platform/! platforms/! playful/! @@ -286,6 +290,8 @@ rhizomatic/! rhizome/! rhythm/! rhythms/! +romantic/! +sentimental/! sexuality/! simulacra/! simulacral/! @@ -354,9 +360,11 @@ unpleasant/! unrealities/! unreality/! unrestrained/! +values/! visual/! visuality/! visuals/! +vitality/! void/! voided/! voids/! diff --git a/data/en/business-jargon.dic b/data/en/business-jargon.dic index c1f5282..5a544ea 100644 --- a/data/en/business-jargon.dic +++ b/data/en/business-jargon.dic @@ -560,6 +560,9 @@ evergreen/! exciting/! exco/! execute/! +expedite/! +expedited/! +expediting/! experience/! exploding offer/! extract the max/! @@ -569,7 +572,9 @@ eyeballs/! f2f/! face time/! facilitate/! +facilitated/! facilitates/! +facilitating/! facipulate/! fact pattern/! fail/! @@ -763,7 +768,6 @@ hear you concerns/! heard you concerns/! heart full of passion/! heavy lifting/! -the heisman/! helicopter view/! herd cats/! herding cats/! @@ -1576,7 +1580,6 @@ surplused/! swag/! swampland/! swat team/! -s.w.a.t. team/! sweat equity/! sweat the asset/! sweet spot/! @@ -1644,6 +1647,7 @@ tension in the system/! testiculate/! that dog won't hunt/! that dog won’t hunt/! +the heisman/! the juice is not worth the squeeze/! the street/! think outside the box/! @@ -1829,8 +1833,8 @@ wifm/! wiggle room/! win-win situation/! win-win/! -window-licker/! window of opportunity/! +window-licker/! windshield survey/! witch hunt/! with all due respect/! @@ -1866,5 +1870,5 @@ zero-sum game/! zero-zero split/! zerotasking/! zombie project/! -über/! über trend/! +über/! diff --git a/data/en/idiomatic.dic b/data/en/idiomatic.dic index 39784e3..5dc16ec 100644 --- a/data/en/idiomatic.dic +++ b/data/en/idiomatic.dic @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ -# idioms - because many are cliches that you will wish to avoid -# http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Category:English_idioms +# idioms - because many are cliches and worn-out metaphors that you will wish to avoid +# http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Category:English_idioms +# http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/word-choice/ /encoding=utf-8 'fraid not/! 'nuff said/! @@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ AFAIU/! Aaron's beard/! Aaron’s beard/! +Achilles' heel/! +Achilles’ heel/! Adam Tiler/! Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve/! American Dream/! @@ -2920,6 +2923,7 @@ de minimis non curat lex/! dead 'n' buried/! dead air/! dead and buried/! +dead as a doornail/! dead asleep/! dead certain/! dead duck/! @@ -4004,6 +4008,7 @@ fish out/! fish to fry/! fish-eating grin/! fishing expedition/! +fishing in troubled waters/! fit for a king/! fit out/! fit the bill/! @@ -5986,6 +5991,7 @@ hot topic/! hot under the collar/! hot up/! hot water/! +hotbed/! hotfoot it/! house cooling party/! house of cards/! @@ -7809,6 +7815,7 @@ middle for diddle/! middle ground/! middle of nowhere/! middle of the road/! +militate against/! milk it/! milk run/! millstone around your neck/! @@ -8083,6 +8090,7 @@ nip in the bud/! nip it in the bud/! nipped in the bud/! nitty-gritty/! +no axe to grind/! no biggie/! no bloody way/! no bones about it/! @@ -8594,6 +8602,7 @@ on the money/! on the move/! on the nose/! on the one hand/! +on the order of the day/! on the other hand/! on the outs/! on the pill/! @@ -9212,6 +9221,7 @@ play hide the sausage/! play hookey/! play hooky/! play into his hand/! +play into the hands of/! play it by ear/! play it cool/! play it for all it's worth/! @@ -9501,6 +9511,7 @@ push the envelope/! push the right buttons/! push your luck/! pushing fifty/! +pushing the envelope/! pushing up daisies/! pussy out/! pussyfoot around/! @@ -9930,6 +9941,7 @@ ring one's bell/! ring one’s bell/! ring someone's bell/! ring someone’s bell/! +ring the changes on/! ring true/! ring up/! rings a bell/! @@ -11119,6 +11131,7 @@ stand one's ground/! stand one’s ground/! stand out/! stand pat/! +stand shoulder to shoulder with/! stand someone in good stead/! stand stock still/! stand tall/! @@ -11693,6 +11706,7 @@ take umbrage/! take up a collection/! take up cudgels/! take up the cudgel for/! +take up the cudgels for/! take up the gauntlet/! take up the slack/! take up with/! diff --git a/data/en/puffery.dic b/data/en/puffery.dic index 53ab435..ec01c5f 100644 --- a/data/en/puffery.dic +++ b/data/en/puffery.dic @@ -1,10 +1,14 @@ # known as "peacock terms" by Wikipedia contributors # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch +# https://francis.digication.com/fund_engl_100_fa2013/Vague_Vocabulary /encoding=utf-8 a gift/! acclaimed/! +age−old/! amazing/! amazingly/! +ameliorate/! +ancien regime/! authentic/! authentically/! authenticity/! @@ -12,6 +16,8 @@ award-winning/! awesome/! awesomeness/! awesomesauce/! +banner/! +basic/! best kept secret/! best-kept secret/! big/! @@ -19,75 +25,127 @@ breathtaking/! breathtakingly/! brilliant/! brilliantly/! +buckler/! capable/! +categorical/! celebrated/! +chariot/! +clandestine/! +clarion/! competent/! confident/! +constitute/! cool/! creative/! +cul de sac/! cutting-edge/! +deracinated/! +deus ex machina/! disruptive/! don't-miss/! don’t-miss/! dynamic/! +effective/! +element/! +eliminate/! energetic/! enormous/! enormously/! +epic/! +epoch−making/! excel/! excels/! exciting/! +exhibit/! exotic/! +expedite/! +exploit/! +extraneous/! extraordinary/! famous/! famously/! fascinating/! gifted/! +gleichschaltung/! grandest/! grandeur/! great/! highly qualified/! +historic/! iconic/! impact/! impactful/! +individual/! +inevitable/! +inexorable/! interesting/! interestingly/! +jackboot/! landmark/! largest/! leading/! legendary/! +liquidate/! +mailed fist/! masterful/! masterfully/! must-see/! +mutatis mutandis/! nice/! notable/! notably/! +objective/! +off-the-hook/! outstanding/! outstandingly/! perfect/! +phenomenon/! +predict/! prestigious/! prestigiously/! prettier/! pretty/! +primary/! professional/! +promote/! qualified/! +radical/! +realm/! remarkable/! remarkably/! renowned/! respected/! +shield/! spectacular/! spectacularly/! +status quo/! stellar/! +subaqueous/! successful/! successfully/! +sword/! talent/! talented/! +thought provoking/! +thought-provoking/! +thrilling/! +throne/! +touched/i +touching/i transform/! transformative/! transforming/! +trident/! +triumphant/! +unforgettable/! unique/! uniquely/! +utilize/! +veritable/! +virtual/! virtuoso/! visionary/! +weltanschauung/! wonderful/! wonderfully/! world-class/! diff --git a/data/en/weak.dic b/data/en/weak.dic index ab385f0..83813a6 100644 --- a/data/en/weak.dic +++ b/data/en/weak.dic @@ -1,7 +1,17 @@ # Potentially lazy, weak, awkward, overused, filler, imprecise, -# boring, abused, imprecise, redundant, et cetera +# boring, abused, imprecise, redundant, vague, et cetera # http://darlingmionette.deviantart.com/art/Words-To-Avoid-152886782 # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vagueness +# http://evilauthor.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2011/01/VagueWordsList.pdf +# http://goinswriter.com/weak-words/ +# http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/word-choice/ +# http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2011/03/most-common-mistakes-series-why-vague.html +# http://www.lawnamackie.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/weak-words.pdf +# http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/list-of-weak-words-to-seach-for-while-editing-print-and-save-this +# http://www.tameri.com/edit/words2kill.html +# http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-tools/top-tens/ten-words-to-cut-from-your-writing/article15017159/ +# https://francis.digication.com/fund_engl_100_fa2013/Vague_Vocabulary +# See also Orwell's _Politics And The English Language_ /encoding=utf-8 I believe/! I feel/! @@ -9,6 +19,7 @@ I heard/! I think/! I'm trying to/! I’m trying to/! +a bit/! a couple/! a few/! a little/! @@ -25,64 +36,119 @@ adopt/! adopted/! adopting/! adopts/! +advantage/! +adventure/! ain't/! ain’t/! all in all/! all of a sudden/! all of the sudden/! all/! +almost like/! almost/! alot/! +already/! alright/! also/! alternative/! although/! always/! am/! +amount/! an issue with/! and also/! annoying/! annoyingly/! +another/! anxiously/! any/! +anything/! +anytime/! +anyway/! apparent/! +appear/! +appears/! appropriate/! appropriately/! appropriateness/! +approximately/! are/! +area/! around/! +as greatly to be desired/! as if/! as one/! as to whether/! as you are aware/! as/! +aspect/! at once/! +at that point in time/! at the end of the day/! at the present time/! +attitude/! +attractive/! +awesome/! awful/! +awfully/! back/! +background/! bad/! +badly/! balance/! basically/! +be subjected to/! +be/! +beautiful/! +beauty/! +became/! +become/! +becoming/! been/! began to/! began/! +begin to/! +begin/! begins to/! being as/! being that/! +being/! believe/! believes/! +beneficial/! +benefit/! big/! +bit/! +bizarre/! +bogus/! +boring/! brand/! briefly/! +broad/! +brought to a satisfactory conclusion/! but yet/! +but/! +by dint of/! by means of/! came to be seen as/! +came to the realization that/! came/! +cannot be left out of account/! certain/! +certainly/! +character/! +clear/! clearly/! +close to/! +cold/! +come to the realization that/! +coming to the realization that/! commonsense/! +community/! +concerning the matter of/! connect/! +connected to/! +considerable/! considered to be/! context/! continued/! @@ -90,33 +156,55 @@ contrasting/! cool/! could of/! could/! +creative/! +critical/! culture/! +deal with/! +deal/! +deals with/! decided/! +definite/! +definitely/! +deserving of serious consideration/! did/! +difference/! different/! +difficulty/! +disadvantage/! do/! does/! +down/! due to the fact that/! +during the course of/! eagerly/! +earliest/! easy/! effectual/! empower/! empowered/! empowering/! empowers/! +enough/! environment/! +epic/! equally as/! essentially/! et cetera/! etc/! even/! +eventually/! +ever/! every/! everyone knows/! everyone/! everywhere/! exactly/! +exhibit a tendency to/! exist/! experience/! +fact/! +fairly/! +fascinating/! feel/! feeling/! feels/! @@ -125,6 +213,7 @@ finally/! find out/! finding out/! finds out/! +fine/! firstly/! fit/! for all intents and purposes/! @@ -133,18 +222,29 @@ for the purpose of/! formerly/! fortunately/! found out/! +frequently/! fun/! funnel/! gazed/! generally/! get/! gets/! +give grounds for/! +give or take/! +give rise to/! +going/! good/! got/! gotten/! great/! +greatly/! +guess/! +guessed/! +guesses/! +guessing/! had had/! had known/! +had start to/! had/! happily/! happy/! @@ -157,23 +257,39 @@ have been/! have got/! have talent for/! have the ability to/! +have the effect of/! have/! having been/! +having regard to/! +having/! +he/! hear/! heard/! hears/! +here/! +highly/! hoped/! +horrible/! +horribly/! +hot/! +how/! however/! impact/! impacted/! impactful/! impacts/! important/! +in all cases/! in order to/! in the event that/! +in the interests of/! +in the process of/! in this case/! +in view of/! inappropriate/! inappropriately/! +indeed/! +instead/! intend/! interest/! interested/! @@ -185,10 +301,16 @@ involve/! involved/! irregardless/! is able to/! +is related/! is/! issue/! -it is what it is/! +it is/! +it was/! +it will/! +it/! journey/! +just that/! +just then/! just/! kind of/! knew/! @@ -197,15 +319,22 @@ leverage/! lifestyle/! like/! likely/! +linked/! literally/! +little too/! +little/! living with/! +look as if/! look/! looked/! looking/! lots of/! lots/! +loudly/! lucid/! made/! +make contact with/! +make itself felt/! make/! many/! maybe/! @@ -214,138 +343,203 @@ meaningful/! meaningfully/! merely/! might/! +more or less/! moreover/! most feel/! most/! +mostly/! narrowly/! nature/! nearly/! +neat/! need/! never/! next/! nice/! +nicely/! nonetheless/! not/! note/! +now/! obviously/! of course/! +of the opinion that/! often/! oh/! on account of/! +on the hypothesis that/! one day/! +one/! oneness/! only/! opposite/! +other/! out of/! +out/! over there/! people say/! people/! per/! perhaps/! +person/! platform/! +play a leading part in/! +play a leading role in/! +plenty/! plus/! +poorly/! +practically/! +pretty/! +prior to/! probably/! proceeded/! provide/! provided/! purported/! +quickly/! quite/! random/! +rather/! reality/! realized/! really/! +regardless of the fact that/! +render inoperative/! resonate/! resonated/! resonates/! respected/! +returned/! +right/! robust/! +roughly/! said/! sat down/! saw/! say/! +scary/! secondly/! see/! seem/! seemed/! +seeming/! seemingly/! seems/! sees/! seriously/! +serve the purpose of/! several/! share/! shared/! shares/! sharing/! +she/! short/! should/! signage/! +silly/! simply/! situation/! +slightly/! +slowly/! small/! so as to/! so/! society/! +softly/! some/! +somehow/! +someone/! something/! +sometimes/! +somewhat like/! somewhat/! +soon/! sooner or later/! +sooner/! sort of/! soul/! +sound/! +start/! started to/! started/! +starting/! starts/! +stayed/! +still/! stood up/! stuff/! stupid/! +such/! +sudden/! suddenly/! suitable/! supposed/! synergy/! +take effect/! take issue with/! taken issue with/! takes issue with/! taking issue with/! tall/! terrible/! +terribly/! that/! +the fact that/! +the perspn/! the public/! -the/! then/! there are/! there is/! there was/! there were/! +there/! therefore/! they say/! +they/! +thin/! thing/! things/! think/! thinking/! thinks/! thirdly/! +this/! though/! thought/! thus/! to be/! to me/! +to the/! +too/! took issue with/! totally/! traditionally/! tragically/! -tribe/! +transpire/! +tried/! +tries/! truly/! trust/! +try/! +trying/! typical/! understand/! understanding/! +unexciting/! unfortunately/! +uninteresting/! +unique/! up over/! +up/! used to/! +usually/! utilization/! utilize/! utilized/! utilizes/! utilizing/! +utterly/! value/! values/! various/! @@ -357,21 +551,28 @@ walked/! walking/! walks/! was/! +way/! +weak/! well/! went/! were/! what is up with/! what not/! what's up with/! +what/! whatever/! what’s up with/! which is/! while/! who where/! +why/! widely/! wince/! wished/! +with respect to/! wondered/! wonderful/! would like/! +would/! +yet/! you know/!