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Avoid casual English
Casual language should be kept for conversation or other forms of writing. It must be replaced by the correct term, which is often shorter:
avoid
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better
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nowadays |
presently, currently |
for instance |
for example |
despite the fact that |
although |
goes under the name of |
is called |
on the contrary |
in contrast |
firstly |
initially |
to begin with |
initially |
be that as it may |
however |
at last |
finally |
in as much as |
because |
by the way |
delete |
as a matter of fact |
delete |
'til now (until now) |
to date* |
*This last example also uses a contraction which cannot be used in scientific writing at all. Other examples include:
avoid
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better
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it's |
it is |
weren't |
were not |
didn't |
did not |
haven't |
have not |
can't |
cannot | |