> Pattern 13: Using excessive prose where less will do That's just a mix of #1 and #2. "Excessive" prose is usually people trying to provide nuance through la

> Pattern 13: Using excessive prose where less will do That's just a mix of #1 and #2. "Excessive" prose is usually people trying to provide nuance through language with the assumptions others will be familiar enough with that type of language for it to provide benefit. Different words have slightly different connotations which can help if people understand those differences. Fundamentally, it's the same problem as using acronyms that people aren't comfortable with to immediately parse so they don't cause extra mental load. The alternative is to make everything really simple, but the lost nuance can affect communication negatively as well, as Randal Munroe's Thousand Word Challenge showed.