So here is a list of words I'm removing from a research summary booklet for the Washington office of BRU. I wouldn't make anything of them, but for the frequent repetition and juxtaposition. You'll see how they are united.
Thrust
Stroke
Seminal
Vigorous
Virile
Robust
Driving
Fruitful
Fecund
Prolific
Potent
Probing
Exploit(ing)
Stimulate(ing)
Generative
At first, I was amused. Whoever wrote this thing in the first place has more than a Freudian slip going on--maybe more like a Freudian wardrobe. But now I'm just weary. I'm running out of alternatives and even the ability to spot these gems. Is it OK to use "Probing Violent Space" as a subtitle? Maybe.....
And surprisingly, I have to go about removing the unremitting use of passive tense. You'd think they'd go for the more "potent" active tense.
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