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Match Chris Coyier's "words to avoid in tech writing", adapted from @pengwynn's original
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.vimrc
highlight TechWordsToAvoid ctermbg=red ctermfg=white
function MatchTechWordsToAvoid()
match TechWordsToAvoid /\c\<\(obviously\|basically\|simply\|of\scourse\|clearly\|just\|everyone\sknows\|however\|so,\|easy\)\>/
endfunction
autocmd FileType markdown call MatchTechWordsToAvoid()
autocmd BufWinEnter *.md call MatchTechWordsToAvoid()
autocmd InsertEnter *.md call MatchTechWordsToAvoid()
autocmd InsertLeave *.md call MatchTechWordsToAvoid()
autocmd BufWinLeave *.md call clearmatches()
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Very nice. This is why we open source dotfiles, people.

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