WRITING IS OFTEN REPRESENTED AS A SORT of mystical skill, a talent that only few are blessed with, and that comes completely naturally to the writer. But as any professional writer knows, writing is far more craft than art. Simply knowing the rules of writing already puts you ahead of the game, and learning a few simple tricks can make your writing infinitely more powerful.
GrammarCheck put together this list of five words/phrases that make your writing weaker, and also provided some suggestions for what you can replace those words with. 
Source: www.grammarcheck.net