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Or generally, only add meaningful words. A "to be honest" or "in fact" can be removed without changing the sentence. Brevity is nice.
by makecheck 16y ago
Or generally, only add meaningful words. A "to be honest" or "in fact" can be removed without changing the sentence. Brevity is nice.
- lhnz 16y agoYes, although, I do find that those words do help make certain statements more convincing to those that read them -- without need for evidence.
- makecheck 16y agoAnd my problem with society is that people are so easily convinced.
- konad 16y agoOnly add meaningful words. A "to be honest" or "in fact" can be removed. Brevity!
- webignition 16y agoRemove meaningless words such as "to be honest" or "in fact". Brevity!
- Qz 16y agoBrevity!
- Goladus 16y agoThat's not really true. If they could be added or removed without changing the sentence, then you wouldn't be suggesting their removal. "To be honest" and "in fact" do change the meaning of the sentence, just in subtle ways. The question isn't a black and white "add meaning" versus "doesn't add meaning", the question is what is the actual effect of using those idioms. "Adds meaning that distracts from the point you ostensibly want to make" would be more accurate.