When i was in school, our technical writing teacher constantly drilled in one key concept: 'Get to the point.' As in, be concise, be clear, don't use more wor

When i was in school, our technical writing teacher constantly drilled in one key concept: 'Get to the point.' As in, be concise, be clear, don't use more words than necessary and make your writing as simple to understand as possible. Most writing exists to try and communicate an idea. The words used should be chosen to make that idea as clear as possible with the least amount of effort. (Apart from abstract poetry and such I suppose.)