The Following Words (Or Phrases) Have No Place in Formal Essay Writing. Expect to Lose

The following words (or phrases) have no place in formal essay writing. Expect to lose two points per word if found in any of your essays; this includes both take home and in-class writing. RIP Essay NO PERSONALWords PRONOUNS . YOU = -5!! (These. Ifwill I see be worththe words a double “hecka” loss: -4, . a lot except orYOU, “hella” which in anwill essay, result inI will a loss . ‘cause (instead of of 5 pts.toss your essay into my “because”) . livingYOU, room your, fire… yours, you’re . bad . I, me, my mine . big Words/phrases. we, us, our(s) to avoid . etc. . fun . In society (or the world, . in conclusion etc)… . in my opinion . In life… . kind of . Unsure words: seems, . lots might, maybe, probably, . nice etc. . Ok, okay . should, could, would . pretty (as in “pretty . get, got, getting, gets nice”) . really . sort of . stuff . thing . this shows . this quote shows . this quote . ‘til (as in “until”) . very

NO SLANG, EVER! . You know what this means