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Re: pic: Districts in Minnesota Flyer
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Originally Posted by Carolyn_Grace
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Yeah, it's a verb in the same way "ain't" is an example of good grammar.
"Transit" plus "ion" creates the noun "Transition".
That North American slang has recently grown to include "transitioning" doesn't mean that we all should follow rules in our STEM fields, but discard them in our speech and writing.
Regardless, using something with fewer syllables will probably make the sentence more effective (just ask Mr Trump  . He is wise in that way).
Blake
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Words/phrases  I avoid: basis, mitigate, leveraging, transitioning, impact (instead of affect/effect), facilitate, programmatic, problematic, issue (instead of problem), latency (instead of delay), dependency (instead of prerequisite), connectivity, usage & utilize (instead of use), downed, functionality, functional, power on, descore, alumni (instead of alumnus/alumna), the enterprise, methodology, nomenclature, form factor (instead of size or shape), competency, modality, provided(with), provision(ing), irregardless/irrespective, signage, colorized, pulsating, ideate
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