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{{a|pe|}}{{For|/fɔː/|prep|}}One of those short words, like “of”, whose overuse indicates bad writing.
{{a|pe|}}{{d|For|/fɔː/|prep|}}One of those short words, like “of”, whose overuse indicates laboured writing.  
{{quote|“This doesn’t improve the commercial opportunity for anyone.”}}
 
Use a possessive, and promote anyone to be the focus (if not strictly speaking the subject) of the sentence like so:
 
{{quote|“This doesn’t improve anyone’s commercial opportunity.”}}
 
{{sa}}
*[[Plain English in ten words]]