Re: Fog Index, take II
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
Many compound and complex sentences don't exist because they're necessary. They exist because people insert clauses because they think that something extra has to be added to make the sentence sound better. In speaking, this habit results in people using cliches to fill in the gaps. In writing, it often results in people giving too much information in one sentence.
How true.
"Brevity is the soul of wit. In other words, effective writing should aim at using as few words as possible. The longer and more drawn out an explanation is, the less powerful and persuasive it is." - Washington Post Style Invitational Honorable Mention, Mike Genz, La Plata
?Omit needless words.? ? William Strunk Jr., _Elements of Style_
?Omit words.? ? Steve Krug, _Don?t Make Me Think_
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