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"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.