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Words to watch

Nedenfor er den engelske lista for words to watch. — Jeblad 27. nov. 2019 kl. 23:32 (CET)

words_to_watch_regexes = [
    # Puffery
    r'legendary', r'best', r'great', r'acclaimed', r'iconic',
    r'visionary', r'outstanding', r'leading', r'celebrated',
    r'award[- ]?winning',
    r'landmark', r'cutting[- ]?edge', r'innovative', r'extraordinary',
    r'brilliant', r'hit', r'famous', r'renowned', r'remarkable',
    r'prestigious',
    r'world[- ]?class', r'respected', r'notable', r'virtuoso', r'honorable',
    r'awesome', r'unique', r'pioneering',
    # Contentious labels (-gate removed)
    r'cult', r'racist', r'perverted', r'sect', r'fundamentalist', r'heretic',
    r'extremist', r'denialist', r'terrorist', r'freedom[- ]?fighter', r'bigot',
    r'myth', r'neo[- ]?nazi', r'pseudo(scientific|intellectual)',
    r'controversial',
    # Unsupported attributions
    r'(most|many|some|people|scholars|scientists|science|experts) (say|state|believe|regard|report|claim|feel|declare)',
    r'it is ((often|sometimes|widely) )?(believed|regarded|said|shown|reported|thought)',
    r'are of the opinion',
    r'(research|science) (has shown|says|claims)',
    # Expressions of doubt
    r'supposed', r'apparent', r'purported', r'alleged', r'accused',
    r'so[- ]called',
    # Editorializing
    r'notably', r'it should be noted', r'arguably', r'interestingly',
    r'essentially', r'actually', r'clearly', r'of course', r'without a doubt',
    r'happily', r'tragically', r'aptly', r'fortunately', r'unfortunately',
    r'untimely', r'but', r'despite', r'however', r'though', r'although',
    r'furthermore',
    # Synonyms for "said"
    r'reveal', r'point out', r'clarify', r'expose', r'explain', r'find',
    r'note', r'observe', r'insist', r'speculate', r'surmise', r'claim',
    r'assert', r'admit', r'confess', r'deny',
    # Lack of precision
    r'passed away', r'gave his life', r'eternal rest', r'make love',
    r'an issue with', r'collateral damage', r'living with cancer',
    # Idioms
    r'lion\'s share', r'tip of the iceberg', r'white elephant',
    r'gild the lily', r'take the plunge', r'ace up the sleeve',
    r'bird in the hand', r'twist of fate', r'at the end of the day',
    # Relative time reference
    r'recently', r'lately', r'currently', r'today', r'presently', r'to date',
    r'15 years ago', r'formerly', r'in the past', r'traditionally',
    r'(this|last|next) (year|month|winter|spring|summer|fall|autumn)',
    r'yesterday', r'tomorrow', r'in the future', r'now', r'soon', r'since',
    # Unspecified places or events
    r'this country', r'here', r'there', r'somewhere', r'sometimes', r'often',
    r'occasionally', r'somehow',
    # Survived by
    r'(is|was) survived by', r'was survived by',
    # Neologisms
    r'(pre|post|anti|non)-\w+', r'\w+-like'
]