Rephrase, simplify, eliminate. For example, your comment could be written as: > Frequent readers here know I write verbosely. I communicate clearly, but few

Rephrase, simplify, eliminate. For example, your comment could be written as: > Frequent readers here know I write verbosely. I communicate clearly, but few people finish reading my messages. Any advice? William Zinsser's book, On Writing Well, covers this topic. I recommend it.