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This phrase is virtually meaningless, but we often hear it on the news and in bloated speeches. \u201cIn terms of\u201d is really just a wordy and sloppy transition\u2014usually an unoriginal disguise for a simple preposition, such as \u201cin,\u201d or a more elegant phrasing, such as \u201cin relation to.\u201d \u201cIn terms of the cost, it is high,\u201d is easily revised to \u201cIts cost is high.\u201d Do not use \u201cin terms of,\u201d or do so trembling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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