Appendix B: Choosing everyday words
Instead of ... | Use … |
assist | help |
authorize | allow |
disclose | tell |
discontinue | end |
excluding | except |
failure to | if you do not |
indicate | show |
implement | carry out, do |
modification | change |
outstanding (debt) | unpaid |
permitted | allowed |
promptly | quickly |
regarding | about |
reimburse | pay back |
remainder | what is left |
request | ask for |
require | need |
subsequently | afterwards |
sufficient | enough |
supplementary | additional |
undertake | do |
unilateral | one-sided |
utilize | use |