Technical Writing The following is a list of words,expressions and jargon to avoid in scientific and technical writing.The list was transcribed from Robert A.Day's outstanding books on technical writing: Day,Robert A."How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper".I.S.I Press,Philadelphia, Penn.1979 Day,Robert A."Scientific English:A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals".Oryx Press,Phoenix,Arizona.1992.(now in its 2nd edition) Additions added to the original list come from: Day,Robert A."How To Write Publish a Scientific Paper:5th Edition".3rd ed. Oryx Press,Phoenix,AZ,1988.(now in its 5th edition) Avoid Use instead a considerable amount of much a considerable number of many a great number of times often a majority of most a number of some a small number of a few absolutely essential essential accompany go with accounted for by the fact that because adjacent to near afford an opportunity let along the lines of like an example of this fact that for example an order of magnitude faster 10 times faster apparent clear approximately about are of the same opinion agree as a consequence of because as a matter of fact in fact (or leave out)Technical Writing The following is a list of words, expressions and jargon to avoid in scientific and technical writing. The list was transcribed from Robert A. Day's outstanding books on technical writing: Day, Robert A. "How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper". I.S.I Press, Philadelphia, Penn. 1979 Day, Robert A. "Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals". Oryx Press, Phoenix, Arizona. 1992. (now in its 2nd edition) Additions added to the original list come from: Day, Robert A. "How To Write & Publish a Scientific Paper: 5th Editio ". 3rd ed. Oryx Press, Phoenix, AZ, 1988. (now in its 5th edition) n Avoid Use instead a considerable amount of much a considerable number of many a great number of times often a majority of most a number of some a small number of a few absolutely essential essential accompany go with accounted for by the fact that because adjacent to near afford an opportunity let along the lines of like an example of this fact that for example an order of magnitude faster 10 times faster apparent clear approximately about are of the same opinion agree as a consequence of because as a matter of fact in fact (or leave out)