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    1 17-12-2011  18:41
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    what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    A bit nerdy but which words do you commonly use in essays to impress?
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    2 17-12-2011  18:43
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    By (enter name here)...seems to be on most of my essays
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    3 17-12-2011  18:47
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    I overuse the words 'thus' and 'conversely'.
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    4 17-12-2011  18:47
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    "Using 'Thus' in an essay because you are a literary GOD"
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    5 17-12-2011  18:48
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    implies, therefore, suggests
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    6 17-12-2011  18:50
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    'Engender', 'Disquisition', I use 'Consequently' and 'Accordingly' often as well.
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    7 17-12-2011  18:52
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    connote, thus,
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    8 17-12-2011  18:53
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    "Once upon a time..."
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    9 17-12-2011  18:54
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    however...
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    10 17-12-2011  18:55
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    Love a cheeky bit of 'Concisely' 'Specific/Specifically' and 'Ergo'
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    11 17-12-2011  18:55
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    Thus, ergo, one, I use God a lot because of my degree.
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    12 17-12-2011  18:57
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    Henceforth, oxymoronic.
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    13 17-12-2011  18:57
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    I seem to always want to repeat "However" when bringing up every argument I write.
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    14 17-12-2011  18:57
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    I use 'the', 'an' and 'it' quite a lot but 'I' very rarely.
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    15 17-12-2011  18:58
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    'so' or 'hence'
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    16 17-12-2011  18:58
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    spaff
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    17 17-12-2011  18:58
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    in "conclusion"

    Cause it means i'm finally almost finished.
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    18 17-12-2011  18:59
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    furthermore
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    19 17-12-2011  19:05
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    status quo and et al
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    20 17-12-2011  19:09
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    Re: what's your favourite word to use in essays?
    'However', 'thus' and 'it could be argued that...' like to make regular appearances.
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