tricky_style-check.txt

### Bad words
fashion -> !
behavioral -> !
impact -> "consequences", "effect", "result", though NSF likes "research impact"
tackle -> "tackle" (a problem) is wimpy for "solve" or a tired metaphor for "address a challenge".
thusly -> "thus" or "this way" or "like this" http://www.bartleby.com/64/C003/0282.html
transpire -> "happen" 
so-called -> can be abused; it's negative.
necessitate -> require.
necessitated -> required.
necessitates -> requires.
loosing -> you almost certainly mean "losing".  use "loosening" otherwise.
aforementioned -> too pretentious.
#important to -> "valued by"?
notion -> avoid this weak phrase.

### Cliche
dig deeper -> cliche
attack these problems -> reword
crack these problems -> reword
attack this problem -> reword
crack this problem -> reword


### spelling
asess -> spelling
elimintate -> spelling
enginner -> spelling
experiements -> spelling
measurment -> spelling
pathlogies -> spelling
secrurity -> spelling
 taht -> spelling
 teh -> spelling
 thrid -> spelling
accrurate -> spelling
prevalance -> prevalence
 upto -> not a word, should be "up to"
 til -> not a word, should be "until"
 thes -> these/the
accurarte -> spelling
 suppots -> spelling
privledge -> "privilege" I misspell it every way possible.
privlege -> "privilege" I misspell it every way possible.
priviledge -> "privilege" I misspell it every way possible.
infomation -> spelling
queueing -> I'd love to spell it this way, but spellchecker whines.
vatnage -> argh.
 hte -> spelling
acknowledgement -> acknowledgment, though what you have is technically legal, despite ispell.
acknowlegement -> needs a d.
acknowlegment -> needs a d.
acknowledgements -> acknowledgment , though what you have is technically legal, despite ispell.
acknowlegements -> needs a d.
acknowlegments -> needs a d.
targetted -> "targeted"
desireable -> "desirable"
fullproof -> fool-proof

### Passive voice
it is possible to -> passive voice, try: "can"
can be evaluated -> avoid passive: We evaluated
it is possible that -> "may"
as can be seen in -> X shows that Y
there needs to be -> passive voice in a bad way
was designed -> try active voice
it may be -> passive "it"
it is important that -> try active: X is important because Y

### Barass
absolutely essential -> essential
an actual investigation -> an investigation
almost unique -> rare
completely surrounded -> surrounded
conclusive proof -> proof
an essential condition -> a condition
hard evidence -> evidence
they are in fact -> they are
few in number -> few
a positive identification -> an identification
quite obvious -> obvious
real problems -> problems
streamlined in appearance -> streamlined
quite unique -> unique
every individual one -> every one
the reason for this is because -> because
reason why -> reason -awu
reverted back -> reverted
related to each other -> related
each individual person -> each person
in actual fact -> in fact
a specific example -> an example
an integral part -> a part
different varieties -> varieties
grouped together -> grouped
percolate down -> percolate
eradicate completely -> eradicate
give positive encouragement -> encourage


 a the -> double article
Figure Figure -> repeated
from to -> !
help help -> help
 of of -> of
#the the -> the
 we we -> we
the affect -> should probably be 'the effect'
there too few -> there are too few?
was not was -> !
 with on -> !
with with -> with
 my my -> my
such as like -> !
further more -> furthermore
safe guard -> safeguard
 that be -> !
 can not -> cannot
only only -> only
 is is -> is
 on on -> on
 has is -> has or is
they shows -> !
less that than -> less than that
 from from -> double word
 in in -> in
 not not -> not
 it it -> it
to illicit -> to elicit
illicits -> elicits
this lead to -> "led to" if past tense, "leads to" if present.
description their -> !
including: -> including
without and without -> !
can be result -> !
,, -> ,

### day-gastel
a considerable amount of -> "much"
a considerable number of -> "many"
a decreased amount of -> "less"
a decreased number of -> "fewer"
a great deal of -> "much"
a majority of -> "most", though 'a majority of' implies more than 50, while most implies significantly more.
a number of -> "many" or "some"
a situation in which -> "when"
a small number of -> "a few" 
absolutely essential -> "essential"
accounted for by the fact -> "because"
adjacent to -> "near" or "next to"
along the lines of -> "like"
an adequate amount of -> "enough"
an example of this is the fact that -> "for example"
an order of magnitude faster -> "10 times as fast"
apprise -> "inform"
are of the same opinion -> "agree"
as a consequence of -> "because"
as a matter of fact -> "in fact" or leave out
as a result of -> "because"
as is the case -> "as happens"
as of this date -> "today"
 as to -> "about" or leave out
at a rapid rate -> "rapidly" or "fast"
at an earlier date -> "soon"
at no time -> "never"
at present -> "now"
at some future time -> "later" or "sometime"
at the conclusion of -> "after"
at the present time -> "now"
at this point in time -> "now"
based on the fact that -> "because"
because of the fact that -> "because"
by means of -> "by" or "with
causal factor -> "cause"
cognizant of -> "aware of"
completely full -> "full"
consensus of opinion -> "consensus"
considerable amount of -> "much"
contingent upon -> "dependent on"
count the number of -> "count"
definitely proved -> "proved"
despite the fact that -> "although"
due to the fact that -> "because"
during the course of -> "during" or "while"
during the time that -> "while"
effectuate -> "cause"
elucidate -> "explain"
employ -> "use"
enclosed herewith -> "enclosed"
end result -> "result"
endeavor -> "try"
entirely eliminate -> "eliminate"
eventuate -> "happen"
fabricate -> "make"
facilitate -> "help"
fatal outcome -> "death"
fellow colleague -> "colleague"
fewer in number -> "fewer"
finalize -> "end"
first of all -> "first"
for the purpose of -> "for"
for the reason that -> "because"
from the point of view of -> "for"
future plans -> "plans"
give an account of -> "describe"
give rise to -> "cause"
has been engaged in a study of -> "has studied"
has the capability of -> "can"
has the potential to -> "can" or "may"
have the appearance of -> "look like" or "resemble"
having regard to -> "about"
immune serum -> "antiserum"
important essentials -> "essentials"
in a number of cases -> "sometimes"
in a position to -> "able to"
in a satisfactory manner -> "satisfactorily"
in a situation in which -> "when"
in a very real sense -> "in a sense" or leave out
in almost all instances -> "nearly always"
 in case -> "if"
in close proximity to -> "close" or "near"
in connection with -> "about" or "concerning"
in light of the fact that -> "because"
in many cases -> "often"
in most cases -> "usually"
in my opinion it is not an unjustifiable assumption that -> "I think"
in only a small number of cases -> "rarely"
in order to -> "to"
in relation to -> "toward" or "to"
in respect to -> "about"
in some cases -> "sometimes"
in terms of -> "about"
in the absence of -> "without"
in the event that -> "if"
in the most effective manner -> "most effectively"
in the not too distant future -> "soon"
in the not-too-distant future -> "soon"
in the possession of -> "has" or "have"
in this day and age -> "today"
in view of the fact that -> "because"
inasmuch as -> "for" or "as"
in as much as -> "for" or "as"
incline to the view -> "think"
inclined to the view -> "thought"
initiate -> "begin" or "start"
is defined as -> "is"
is desirous of -> "wants"
is detrimental to -> "harms"
is similar to -> "resembles"
it has been reported by -> "___ reported"
it has long been known that -> "I haven't looked up the reference"
it is apparent that -> "apparently" or "clearly"
it is believed that -> "I think" (or say who thinks)
it is clear that -> "clearly"
it is clear that much additional work will be required -> "I don't understand it"
it is evident that -> probably not needed just say what happened
it is generally believed -> "many think"
it is my understanding that -> "I understand that"
it is of interest to note that -> leave out
it is often the case that -> "often"
it is suggested that -> "I think"
it is worth pointing out in this context -> omit
it may be that -> "I think" or "perhaps"
it may, however, be noted that -> "but"
it should be noted that -> omit
it was observed in the course of the experiments that -> "we observed"
join together -> "join"
lacked the ability to -> "could not"
large in size -> "large"
let me make one thing perfectly clear -> A snow job is coming...
majority of -> "most"
make reference to -> "refer to"
militate against -> "prohibit"
more often than not -> "usually"
needless to say -> (leave out, and consider leaving out what follows it)
new initiatives -> "initiatives"
no later than -> "by"
of an efficient nature -> "efficient"
of great theoretical and practical importance -> "useful"
of long standing -> "old"
of the opinion that -> "think that"
on a daily basis -> "daily"
on account of -> "because"
on behalf of -> "for"
on no occasion -> "never"
on the basis of -> "by"
on the grounds that -> "because"
on the part of -> "by" or "among" or "for"
on those occasions in which -> "when"
our attention has been called to the fact that -> "we belatedly discovered"
owing to the fact that -> "because"
perform -> "do"
place a major emphasis on -> "stress" or "emphasize"
pooled together -> "pooled"
presents a picture similar to -> "resembles"
previous to -> "before"
prior to -> "before"
determinations were performed -> "were determined"
quantify -> "measure"
quite a large quantity of -> "much"
quite unique -> "unique"
rather interesting -> "interesting'
red in color -> "red"
referred to as -> "called"
regardless of the fact that -> "even though"
relative to -> "about"
resultant effect -> "result"
root cause -> "cause"
serious crisis -> "crisis"
should prove the case that -> "if"
smaller in size -> "smaller"
so as to -> "to"
subject matter -> "subject"
subsequent to -> "after"
 sufficient -> "enough"
take into consideration -> "consider"
terminate -> "end"
the fact of the matter is that -> (leave out)
the field of -> just say the field name "chemistry"
the great majority of -> "most" or "almost all"
the opinion is advanced that -> "I think"
the predominate number of -> "most"
the question as to whether -> "whether"
the reason is because -> "because"
the vast majority of -> "most" or "almost all"
there is a reason to believe -> "I think"
they are the investigators -> "they"
this result would seem to indicate -> "the result indicates"
results seem to indicate -> "the results indicate"
result seems to indicate -> "the result indicates"
through the use of -> "by" or "with"
to the fullest possible extent -> "fully"
transpire -> "happen"
ultimate -> "last"
unanimity of opinion -> "agreement"
until such time -> "until"
utilization -> "use"
utilize -> "use"
very unique -> "unique"
was of the opinion -> "believed"
ways and means -> "ways" or "means" but not both
we have insufficient knowledge -> "we do not know"
we wish to thank -> "we thank"
what is the explanation of -> "why"
whether or not to -> "whether to"
with a view to -> "to"
with reference to -> "about" (or leave out)
with regard to -> "concerning" or "about" (or leave out)
with respect to -> "about
with the exception of -> "except"
with the result that -> "so that"
within the realm of possibility -> "possible"