I've recently become aware that I use the word "that" way too much, especially in more academic writing. I've noted in particular that I use "that" almost exclusively after words like "implies" (I've found that they usually require the usage of "that").
I guess it's pretty apparent by now that I have a problem with this word. Unlike standard single-word-requests that have a particular description the word needs to satisfy, I'm just looking for a word that functions like "that" (or a combination of words that can replace "that"). Having said that, did I give anyone cancer?
Best Answer
You could drop "that" after "implies": "The weight of data thus far implies the result described....."
"... become aware that I use ...": Here, the "that" is appropriate - even if you wrote "become aware of the fact that ...." It seems to be a conjunction here.
As an exercise, look up the definitions of "that" (the OED would be a good place to start - I suspect there are at least three pages for the word).