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Overweight prepositions

Many overweight phrases needlessly detract from the object they introduce by fattening a sentence. Here are some samples of phrases that should usually be replaced by shorter prepositions.

as regards
CHANGE TO
on, for, about
as to
CUT OR CHANGE TO
in, of, on, for, about
concerning
CHANGE TO
at, of, on, for, about
in regards to
CHANGE TO
on, about
in relation to
CHANGE TO
on, about
in respect to
CHANGE TO
on, about
in terms of
TRY
as, at, by, in, of, for, with, under, through
regarding
TRY
on, for, about
related to
TRY
of, on, about
relating to
TRY
on, for, about
with reference to
CHANGE TO
of, on, for, about
with respect to
CHANGE TO
on, for, about

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