Keep it simple, stupid

The Center for Plain Language, created to turn bureaucratese into English, has a list of simple words that can replace pompous ones. Here they are.


Excess wordsPlain Alternatives

accordinglyso
addresseesyou
as a means ofto
as prescribed byin, under
at a later datelater
at the present timenow, currently
commencebegin, start
constitutesforms, makes up
for the purpose ofto, for
heretoforeuntil,