"it remains to be" or "it is still"?

“Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.” (Samuel Johnson, who compiled one of the first modern English dictionaries)

Oris, I could add this: The wording would be fine if you had chosen the word "continues" instead of "remains." There are other phrasings you could use to work in the word "remains," if you wanted. For example you could just leave out the "to be" and just say "remains" (or maybe "remains as")?

"still," "remains," and "continues" all suggest that it "used to be, and is now," i.e. they serve to convey both a former and current status. "Still" is fine.

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“Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.” (Samuel Johnson, who compiled one of the first modern English dictionaries)