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Big "YES!". In my opinion it's one of the worst and extremely annoying.
Personally I blame the image caption on Adorkable. I once scrubbed so many examples on the subpages. It felt like over half of them was written with this pattern." Intelligent and nerdy? Check? Wears glasses? Check. Goofy smile? Check."
It seems like Word Cruft to me. Listing criteria without punctuating them with "check" would probably make the text flow better.
Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
Yes, that is Word Cruft.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
So, how can I get it put on the Administrivia page for Word Cruft?
One of these days, all of you will accept me as your supreme overlord.
^ Locked pages thread, presumably.
I had a dog-themed avatar before it was cool.
Or the Outdated Pages thread in Wiki Talk, which has also been updating administrivia pages. Either one.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
The word ‘check’. Specifically, I often see examples that act as though they are checking items off a list (X requirement? Check. Y requirement? Check. Z requirement? Check plus.), which ruins the readability of the example. Should this be added to the list of Word Cruft?