“The writer who breeds more words than he needs,
is making a chore for the reader who reads.”
-Dr. Seuss
Lean and mean makes green.
Wordiness bores the reader.
‘Clunkiness’ wears him out.
Strive for leanness… flow… rhythm… clarity…
Be sure every word has meaning.
That ‘that’ is that which is superfluous,
That is obvious to those who get that.
(Translation: The word “that” is [...]
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