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Take 3 Minutes to Delete These Words and Improve Your Writing Forever
Chris Coyier
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Sep 2025
Wes Kao: Before you hit “send,” delete these words from your writing. Your message will be stronger for it. I once had my own list but it was focused on educational writing, less-so emails.
17 Sep 2025
Before you hit “send,” delete these words from your writing. Your message will be stronger for it.
• fine — “Saying fine sounds like you’re not fine.” • however — “However” is a melodramatic way to say “but.” • unfortunately — “Don’t make things sound worse than they actually are.”