# writing fail
# phrases
* really double down and zero in
* the general rendering process of x is simple. {5 pages of explanation}
* what is the difference between properties and attributes? the difference between attributes and properties can be important in specific situations
* deal a blow to {abstract concept}
* get your hands dirty in {abstract concept}
* it harnesses the full power
* we will likely need to leverage modules
* xprojects goal is to provide a thin, airtight, amazing, flexible and beautiful tool
* as we all learned in college
* everybody knows
* it becomes intuitively obvious
* it is natural/obvious/clear/known
* the low-down on x
* x killing y in an argument
* x utterly destroys y in a discussion
* x nukes y in a discussion
* mastering x
* drive customer loyality
* unlock business insights
* for those of you who already know it, this should come as no surprise
* what is x? x makes your feel better
* what makes x different? x is unique
* how big is x? x is very common
* powerful and flexible
* country draws fire from other country
* a beautiful design and an elegant interface
* an agency unlocks a new money grant
* simply returning
* you tattooed your name across my heart
* a fluent api
* they should not be allowed to stomp on each others memory
* a dynamic language
* it can often be visualised
* syntactic sugar
* turbocharge x with y
* x gives you super powers
* my attempt to convince you suffered two crippling blows
* the velocity function is simply the derivative of the position function. so what we have really shown is that integrating the velocity simply recovers the original position function
* earth shattering beauty
* geeky stats
* 50 amazing plugins that you should start using right now
* a solid foundation for enterprise solutions that provides a flexible and extensible architecture for building multi-lingual, multi-tenant applications
* there is more than one way to skin a cat
* like a modern code version of the mythical beast with 100 serpent heads, x runs http requests in parallel while cleanly encapsulating handling logic
* json love for your command line
* bulletproof and flexible layouts
* screamingly fast
* freedom under fire
* before diving into the code
* before we dig into the api
* breathe life into
* remove a whole lot of different tasks from the developers plate
* c pointers into the ether
* the file is sitting on the filesystem
* found a fresh local cache
* tackle the problems head on
* this directory is an escape hatch for static assets
* this class is your one-stop-shop

# clickbait headlines
* reveals
* dismantling
* the rise and fall of
* the truth
* breaks the silence
* the untold truth
* what you secretly want to know
* what x does not want you to know
* this will make you
* why we are all thinking about
* why everybody loves
* will blow your mind
* wait until you see

# dictionary
* a lot: a ton
* avoid: to fend off the demons of
* based on: powered by
* big: behemoth
* catch: trap
* compile: cook
* create: whip up, cobble together, give birth to, pump out
* creation: birth
* dead: pushing up daisies; six feet under
* desirable: mouth-watering
* dollar: buck
* ending something: killing something
* endorsement: blessing
* explanation: low-down
* increase: boom
* information: juicy information
* it happened: the other shoe finally dropped
* lacking: anemic
* make it easier: make it a breeze
* manage: shepherd
* new: fresh
* only: just
* programming source code: logic
* reduce: boil down
* send: to fire
* situation: ballgame
* start/begin: get the feet wet; gear up
* taken: lifted
* talk: break the silence
* trick: secret sauce
* try: dip your toes into
* use: leverage, harness
* valid: kosher
* write: spilling ink

# words
simply, amazing, beautiful, beautify, clearly, crisp, easily, elegant, empower, flexible, harness, intuitive, just, leverage, magic, mesmerising, ninja, obvious, powerful, readable, rock-solid, shockingly, straightforward, very

# general
* filler words like "simply", "easily", "just", "straightforward", "obvious", that can even come off as patronising to a learner
* vague, meaningless, untestable, hyperbole, suggestive: "amazing" "beautiful" "elegant" "powerful" "flexible"
* unnecessary metaphors and idioms
* claims of measure without relation
* filler, teasing and deferrence "how to do x? {first 90% of content irrelevant}"
* teaching incorrect solutions first. "now forget everything you learned"
* unnecessary adjectives for short descriptions of software projects

# links
* [linguistics, style and writing in the 21st century - with steven pinker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5J6BfToSw)
* [weasel words](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word)