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Positives Wrong Words Interestingly Surprisingly Remarkably Beholder Words Whose

Front What is wrong with these words:

interestingly, surprisingly, remarkably, or clearly
Back they are beholder words, words whose meaning is a function of the reader

Bad:  False positives were surprisingly low.
Good:   To our surprise, false positives were low (3%).

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