Formula openers, closers and signposts

Forbidden: "In today's rapidly changing world…" "It is important to note that…" "Let's dive in." "Here's the thing:" "In conclusion…" "Only time will tell."
Instead: Start with the point; end when it has been made. Signpost only where a reader would otherwise be lost.

What this rule looks like

Forbidden

Instead

Why this rule

check warns on a short, fixed list of phrases that are almost never needed; the judgment half covers the same habit in other words. A quotation keeps its own words, as with I-118.

Kind: Rule
Section: UI writing
Group: Prose
Bucket: hybrid
Severity: warning
Detector: formula-phrase
Since: v0.23.0

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