A list of banned words from the new gov.uk site. I love this. (via https://www.gov.uk/designprinciples/styleguide)
We can do without these words:
agenda (unless it is for a meeting)
collaborate (use ‘working with’)
commit/pledge (we need to be more specific – we’re either doing something or we’re not)
deliver (pizzas, post and services are delivered – not abstract concepts like ‘improvements’ or ‘priorities’)
deploy (unless it is military or software)
dialogue (we speak to people)
disincentivise (and incentivise)
facilitate (instead, say something specific about how you are helping)
foster (unless it is children)
key (unless it unlocks something. A subject/thing isn’t ‘key’ – it's probably ‘important’)
land (as a verb. Only use if you are talking about aircraft)
leverage (unless in the financial sense)
progress (as a verb – what are you actually doing?)
promote (unless you are talking about an ad campaign or something)
slimming down (processes don't diet – we are probably removing x amount of paperwork etc)
strengthening (unless it’s strengthening bridges or other structures)
tackling (unless it is rugby, football, some other sport)
transforming (what are you actually doing to change it)
Always avoid metaphors. For example:
drive (you can only drive vehicles; not schemes or people)
drive out (unless it is cattle)
going forward (unlikely we are giving travel directions)
in order to (superfluous – don’t use it)
one-stop shop (we are government, not a retail outlet)
tangentwithtanner
dededos
dailybridgerton
prguitarman
romaincrisis
origamiaround