Like a lot of people, I actually have the habit of actually adding a lot of actual padding words when I actually write. A common one I use is actually. These are actually rarely worth keeping, actually, and, when I actually remember, I actually make some actual effort to actually find and actually delete them all.
Is there a list of common padding words and terms that I can download?
This is partly out of curiosity, but partly for checking tools.
Best Answer
Some context dependent words can be found in Tony1's How to improve your writing, section "Eliminating redundancy":
relativelylow circulation numbers for its day, itstillinfluenced popular opinion and was feared by the conservative administration.")Additive terms
Temporal terms
futureresponse".)Vague terms of size, number and proportion
somebuilt-up areas of strip development")anygovernment-funded programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid")Words for which the meaning is already conveyed in another word
its ownadvantages and disadvantages.")In those instanceswhen requests for assistance fall outside Tahirih's scope, staff members attempt to locate other consultants.")Words for which the meaning is easily recoverable from the context or from general knowledge
resultingsmoke")See also Redundancy exercises: removing fluff from your writing.