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Concise Is Nice
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
What does it mean to be concise?
What if we spoke inconcisely? Here's a video, Tara and Caitlin's Evening Adventure To Get Frozen Yogurt That Is Tasty And Good, where my roommates Tara and Caitlin are taking a study break to go to Yogurt Mountain. Pay attention to their unnatural speech in conversation.
TIPS TO REMEMBER:
- Use few words as possible for maximum efficiency. Less is more.
- Ex: In that moment, he expressed feelings of angst and stress is better off written: He was feeling anxious and stressed.
- 10 words brought down to 6.
- A great writer knows how to use the right words, not the most words!
"Good writing starts with a profound respect for words-- their denotations, their connotations, their force, their rhythm. Once you learnto respect them, you'll develop a passion for using them thriftly," -John R. Trimble, Writing With Style
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