2024-03-18

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

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