SIMPLER WORDS AND PHRASES ______________________________________________________________________ (PAGE 1 OF 13 PAGES) Official writing does not demand big words or fat phrases. Go out of your way to use ordinary English. The result will be clearer thinking and shorter writing. The alert signal [dirty dozen] marks the dirty dozen, the twelve offenders most likely to weaken your work. INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK a and/or b a or b or both accompany go with accomplish carry out, do accorded given accordingly so accrue add, gain accurate correct, exact, right additional added, more, other address discuss [dirty dozen] addressees you addressees are requested (omit), please adjacent to next to advantageous helpful adversely impact on hurt, set back advise recommend, tell afford an opportunity allow, let ---------- (PAGE 2 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK aircraft plane allocate divide, give anticipate expect a number of some apparent clear, plain appreciable many appropriate (omit), proper, right approximately about arrive onboard arrive as a means of to ascertain find out, learn as prescribed by in, under dirty dozen assist, assistance aid, help attain meet attempt try at the present time at present, now be advised (omit) benefit help by means of by, with ---------- (PAGE 3 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK capability ability, can caveat warning close proximity near combat environment combat combined joint dirty dozen commence begin, start comply with follow component part comprise form, include, make up concerning about, on consequently so consolidate combine, join, merge constitutes is, forms, makes up contains has convene meet currently (omit), now deem believe, consider, think delete cut, drop demonstrate prove, show ---------- (PAGE 4 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK depart leave designate appoint, choose, name desire want, wish determine decide, figure, find disclose show discontinue drop, stop disseminate give, issue, pass, send due to the fact that due to, since during the period during effect modifications make changes elect choose, pick eliminate cut, drop, end employ use encounter meet endeavor try ensure make sure enumerate count equipments equipment equitable fair ---------- (PAGE 5 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK equivalent equal establish set up, prove, show evidenced showed evident clear exhibit show expedite hasten, speed up expeditious fast, quick expend spend expertise ability, skill expiration end facilitate ease, help failed to didn't feasible can be done, workable females women finalize complete, finish for a period of for for example, ____etc. for example, such as forfeit give up, lose for the purpose of for, to ---------- (PAGE 6 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK forward send frequently often function act, role, work furnish give, send has a requirement for needs herein here heretofore until now herewith below, here however but identical same identify find, name, show immediately at once impacted affected, changed dirty dozen implement carry out, start dirty dozen in accordance with by, following, per, under in addition also, besides, too in an effort to to inasmuch as since in a timely manner on time, promptly ---------- (PAGE 7 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK inception start incumbent upon must inform tell indicate show, write down indication sign initial first initiate start in lieu of instead in order that for, so dirty dozen in order to to in regard to about, concerning, on inter alia (omit) interface with meet, work with interpose no objection don't object dirty dozen in the amount of for dirty dozen in the event of if in the near future to shortly, soon in the process of (omit) in view of since ---------- (PAGE 8 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK in view of the above so is applicable to applies to is authorized to may is in consonance with agrees with, follows is responsible for (omit), handles it appears seems dirty dozen it is (omit) it is essential must, need to it is requested please, we request, I request liaison discussion limited number limits magnitude size maintain keep, support majority of most maximum greatest, largest, most methodology method minimize decrease, lessen, reduce minimum least, smallest modify change ---------- (PAGE 9 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK monitor check, watch necessitate cause, need notify let know, tell not later than 10 May by 10 May, before 11 May not later than 1600 by 1600 notwithstanding inspite of, still numerous many objective aim, goal obligate bind, compel observe see on a _____ basis (omit) operate run, use, work optimum best, greatest, most option choice, way parameters limits participate take part perform do permit let pertaining to about, of, on ---------- (PAGE 10 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK point in time point, time portion part possess have, own practicable practical preclude prevent previous earlier, past previously before prioritize rank prior to before proceed do, go ahead, try procure (omit) proficiency skill dirty dozen promulgate issue, publish provide give, offer, say provided that if provides guidance for guides purchase buy pursuant to by, following, per, under reflect say, show ---------- (PAGE 11 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK regarding about, of, on relative to about, on relocate move remain stay remainder rest remuneration pay, payment render give, make represents is request ask require must, need requirement need reside live retain keep said, some, such the, this, that selection choice set forth in in similar to like solicit ask for, request state-of-the-art latest ---------- (PAGE 12 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK subject the, this, your submit give, send subsequent later, next subsequently after, later, then substantial large, much successfully complete complete, pass sufficient enough take action to (omit) terminate end, stop the month of (omit) there are (omit), exist therefore so therein there there is (omit), exists thereof its, their the undersigned I the use of (omit) dirty dozen this activity, command us, we ---------- (PAGE 13 OF 13 PAGES) INSTEAD OF X-MARK TRY CHECKMARK timely prompt time period (either one) transmit send type (omit) under the provisions of under until such time as until dirty dozen utilize, utilization use validate confirm viable practical, workable vice instead of, versus warrant call for, permit whereas because, since with reference to about with the exception of except for your office you / [slash] and, or ---------- End of Document