misc additions; remove 'the' from weak; better docs

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/!

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/!

data/en/idiomatic.dic

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-# idioms - because many are cliches that you will wish to avoid
+# 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://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/!

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/!

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/!