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Human words for technical products

Sources: Plainlanguage.gov, | Health Resource For Action, | Deanna Horton,
Actions
Avoid
Use
1
activate
turn on
2
aid
help
3
allow
let
4
anticipate
expect
5
approximate
around, about
6
assist
help
7
attempt
try
8
purchase
buy
9
comply
follow
10
comprise
make up, includes
11
consequently
so
12
contains
has
13
deactivate
turn off
14
demonstrate
show, prove
15
designate
choose, name
16
display
show
17
employ
use
18
empowers
lets, helps
19
encapsulates
has, includes
20
encase
wraps
21
enhance
improve, make better
22
ensure
make sure
23
establish
set up, start, make
24
extract
get, pull out, take
25
familiarize
get to know, learn,
26
fails to
doesn’t
27
fetch, fetches
get, gets
28
gain
get
29
generate
create, make
30
implement
start, use
31
indicate
show
32
input
enter
33
interface with
connect
34
invoke
call, trigger, start
35
leverage
use
36
locate
find
37
modify
edit, change, update
38
neccessitate
require, need
39
notify
tell, let you know
40
obtain
get
41
offer
give
42
prevent
keep
43
provide
include, give, enter
44
render
show
45
revoke
withdraw, cancel
46
require
need
47
retreives
gets
48
revised
changed, updated
49
terminate
end, stop
50
utilize
use
51
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Adjectives
Avoid
Use
1
aformentioned
previous
2
convoluted
messy
3
initial
first
4
rapid
fast, quick
5
subsequent
later, next
6
suitable
good, great
7
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Adverbs
Avoid
Use
1
inadvisable
not reccomended
2
simutaneously
at the same time
3
thus
so
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Things
Avoid
Use
1
credentials
username and password
2
considerations
things
3
limitations
limits
4
method
way, process,
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Phrases
Avoid
Use
1
______ of choice
favorite, preferred
2
able to
can
3
alongside
with
4
allows you to
lets you
5
as follows
like this, like
6
as such
because
7
be advised
know
8
capable of
can
9
does not yet
doesn’t
10
due to the fact
because
11
in conjunction with
along with, with
12
in tandem
along with, with
13
prior to
before
14
refer to
see, go to
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