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I don't like the phrase "... or lack thereof." It looks ugly, it sounds bad, and although it is usually used in an attempt to elevate the level of one's writing, it usually only comes off as stilted.

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I don't like the word "persons" either. You're not foolin' anybody.

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And "similarily" isn't even a word. Don't know where you got that extra vowel, but you can totally stop trying to pronounce the word if you don't know what it is. Especially since today was the first time you used the word all semester. And lay off the "in that regard"s ... that's not a terrible phrase but you're dreadfully overusing it.