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My verbosity is a shortcoming. Were I able, I'd be more precise and brevity would be the result. This is actually something I work on improving.

• tunesmith 9y ago
  "My verbosity is a shortcoming. This is something I work on improving."
  • KGIII 9y ago
    That may be too brief. It doesn't quite convey the entirety of my intent. It'll do, however.
    • Bjartr 9y ago
      "I'm bad at speaking simply, but I'm trying to do better."
      • KGIII 9y ago
        That's not too bad. "I am working at being more concise." Maybe, "I am working on brevity." Related, I am working on this as I've been asked to write a book.
        • sdenton4 9y ago
          The Strunk and White admonition is "Omit needless words," which I always considered an excellent lead by example...
          • KGIII 9y ago
            Thanks. I will take that with me as I continue to work on my book. This isn't really the thread for it, so I'll stop here.
        • dmix 9y ago
          > Related, I am working on this as I've been asked to write a book. If this topic interests you I recommend this book on crafting sentences written by the mother of the famous "Edward Tufte" (one of the most influential designers in the history of software): https://www.amazon.com/Artful-Sentences-Syntax-as-Style/dp/0961392185/ https://www.amazon.com/Artful-Sentences-Syntax-as-Style/dp/0... I've read a number of writing books and I find the key to good writing comes down to writing good sentences. It's also a critical part of being succint, only second to trimming the non-essential from the higher level ideas. This one highlights many great sentences written by famous authors and breaks down their syntax.
• Declanomous 9y ago
  Not a dig at you, but I tend to use $5 words when a normal word would suffice. Even though the obscure words usually express my thoughts more precisely than common words do, they do a worse job of conveying understanding, since people often do not know the word and infer an incorrect meaning from context.
  • KGIII 9y ago
    I try to communicate at a level where the intended audience can easily understand me. This is also partially out of laziness. I don't like having to repeat myself.
    • ohyes 9y ago
      I'm not sure if this comment thread is a parody of itself.
      • KGIII 9y ago
        Me either!
      • Declanomous 9y ago
        That was at least part of my intent.
• trashtoss 9y ago
  > I should be more concise.