Obviously I'm not advocating a blanket ban on the word proceeded
it's just something I've noticed, people who use it more than once in a story are usually verbose and pretentious bellends. Just do a word search for proceeded on QOTW and you'll probably find what I'm talking about.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:39, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

/qotw is full of pricks shocker

(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:43, Reply)

they're not all pricks
my story got populared a couple of weeks back. Are you saying I'm a prick PC? Are you?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:45, Reply)

Yes

(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:48, Reply)

Why don't you say what you really feel!

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:51, Reply)

Because just saying "my testicles" all the time
Isn't a great basis for conversation.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 15:11, Reply)

Got to check for cancer dude.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 15:12, Reply)

Yeah, but it's not going to suddenly creep up on you if you leave them unattended for ten minutes.
It's an illness, not a traffic warden.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 15:21, Reply)

hahaha

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 15:35, Reply)

I wonder how it fares against 'needless to say'?
You could be onto something here, Kitzo.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:45, Reply)

QOTW most used bollocks word tallying
I like it
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:46, Reply)

or 'cue' or some typo of it

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:47, Reply)

oh that well annoys me.
I'm surprised Monty hasn't shouted at me for saying 'well' all the time yet.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:49, Reply)

I'm surprised I don't get beat-downs for how much I say awesome.
in real life as well.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 14:51, Reply)