Answers - Alternatives to the pompous words and phrases

Using everyday words is an important first step towards clearer writing. Many 'hard' words can be just replaced with 'easy' words. Can you replace the following pompous words and phrases with the simple and easy ones.

1. aggregate (b. total)
2. along the lines of (a. like)
3. courteous (c. polite)
4. despite of the fact that (e. though, although)
5. expeditiously (l. quickly)
6. henceforth (d. from now on)
7. hold in abeyance (m. wait, postpone)
8. in the majority of the instance (o. most, mostly)
9. in the near future (k. soon)
10. negligible (i. very small)
11. notwithstanding (n. even if, despite, yet)
12. per annum (h. a year)
13. remuneration (j. wages)
14. subsequently (f. later)
15. to the extent that (g. if, when)

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