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Re:I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Li... by stackghost on Monday December 15, 2025 @02:29PM (#46279225)
You can usually use "then" or "went".

>I proceeded to open the fridge

>I went to open the fridge

or

>I proceeded to flush the toilet

>I then flushed the toilet

There's nothing wrong with "proceeded", it's just one of those things that's overused by bad writers.

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Re:I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Li... by MarkusQ on Monday December 15, 2025 @02:52PM (#46279545)
"Went" is a powerful word. With suitable helpers it can replace "proceeded", as you demonstrated, "attended" ("I went to a good school") as well as "became" ("On hearing this, Joe went all silent") or "said" ("So then she went 'Dude!' and we all laughed") and hundreds of other words.

Only a handful of words ("got", "y'know" and "fuck") rival its versatility.

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