Editor’s note: Useless words abound in text. That’s why Julia updated this article originally published in 2017, adding more words that you should avoid.
In online writing land, clarity is your best friend. The clearest prose is the type anyone can understand, learn from, and enjoy.
Stuffing your sentences and paragraphs with filler and fluff – words and phrases that add zero meaning to what you’re trying to say – is the opposite of clear writing.