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[I think] that criticism applies to a few on the list but not all of them. Phrases like 'bottom line,' 'clearly,' 'essentially,' and 'basically' are often reduc
by lukenathan 16y ago
[I think] that criticism applies to a few on the list but not all of them. Phrases like 'bottom line,' 'clearly,' 'essentially,' and 'basically' are often reductive or just plain filler--hardly ways of showing uncertainty or qualifying statements.