Prefer who or that over if
Prefer who or that over if, if you can:
Avoid spelling out unnecessary context
Keep it crisp. Prune unnecessary context:
Avoid double negatives
Avoid “double negatives”:
Avoid emphasis
Omit words and phrases that merely add emphasis: always, never, absolutely, at all times, note that, it is important that
Avoid considered as, treated as
In definitions and structural rules, you never need ...considered (as)…, ...treated (as) …: