Often my suggested revision to an email or document makes it longer than the original. Invariably, I am leapt upon by the brevity police. I imagine them at their keyboards, hunched liked winged monkeys, ready to pounce on any sign of verbosity. “It’s too long!” they immediately screech.
When Clarity is Not the Same as Brevity
Often my suggested revision to an email or document makes it longer than the original. Invariably, I am leapt upon by the brevity police. I imagine them at their keyboards, hunched liked winged monkeys, ready to pounce on any sign of verbosity. “It’s too long!” they immediately screech. While it’s true that shorter is often […]
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