Brill list of words to avoid from the style manual of the Office for National Statistics. I always like it when these lists are either grumpy or include at least a little humour in them. Ideally, both.
For example:
drive out (unless it is cattle)
And:
deliver (pizzas, post and services are delivered – not abstract concepts)
And perhaps my favourite:
one-stop shop (we are not a retail outlet and creating a single place for everything often does not meet user need)
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