Wikipedia:WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography/Prose

This is a fuller list of typical Victorian prose expressions (verbose or antiquated) that typically need fixing in DNB articles as adapted to Wikipedia house style. There is some further discussion of specific cases on /Pages needing attention. Please help build up both pages as you find clunking and heavy prose.

Afterwards (i.e. later)
A greater part of
Allude to
A question having arisen
At once (i.e. immediately, but not by current Internet time standards)
Being the work of
But small
Chiefly (i.e. mainly)
Consequent on
Desirous
Ere long
Established in his profession
Fine specimen
For a considerable time
For the most part
Heartily
In conjunction with
Injurious
In the room of (i.e. in place of)
Is now represented
It remains to notice
Next to nothing
No mean
No small
No very
Previous to
Removed to (i.e. moved to)
Thence
Thenceforth
The greater part
Thither
Thrice
To that place
Twelvemonth
Under these circumstances
Viz.
Was as fortunate as to
Well known to the student
Whence
Whither

Look out for also, since they will need to be fixed:

Noticed below
Separately noticed
The present writer.