<p>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</p><p>NO SLANG, EVER! . You know what this means</p>