Wordiness Watch List   (Back to Table of Contents)

Wordy or Redundant Phrase	Suggested Alternative
advance planning	planning
assembled together	assembled
at some juncture	when
at this point in time	now
circle around back	regroup
cooperate together	cooperate
due to the fact that	because
enclosed herewith	enclosed
for the purpose of	to
fully cognizant of	know
in spite of the fact that	although
in the affirmative/negative	yes/no
in the field of	in
in the not too distant future	soon
in view of the fact that	because
join together	join
my personal choice	my choice
rarely ever	rarely
return back	return
small in size	small
the present incumbent	the incumbent