64 Wordy Phrases to Eliminate From Your Writing (And Alternatives)

We’ve all read those mission statements or fundraising appeals that seem to have smart ideas, but when you take a closer look you realize they just have a lot of words.

Shorter is nearly always better. Replace these wordy phrases with their concise alternatives:

• a majority of = most
• a sufficient amount of = enough
• according to our data = we find
• after the conclusion of = after
• along the lines of = like
• are in receipt of = have

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