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I don't agree with equating brevity and quality. There's a definite trend in marketing/business communication to cut everything down to the bare bones and call
by Planktonne 4y ago
I don't agree with equating brevity and quality.
There's a definite trend in marketing/business communication to cut everything down to the bare bones and call that quality. At best though, this is an over-simplification. Not every piece of writing has the same purpose, and the current fashion for brevity aims at clarity but often hits stilted instead.
- moksha256 4y agoYes, I've addressed this point here: https://brevity500.com/thoughts/why-only-brevity/ https://brevity500.com/thoughts/why-only-brevity/ In short, brevity is a surprisingly excellent heuristic for writing quality. It can provide a quick and objective metric, which is handy for an online game meant to provide an engaging learning experience. Note that brevity on Brevity 500 is relative to a human-derived metric, which makes the conciseness you're aiming for more meaningful. But yes -- shorter is not always better, certainly, which is why paid users are encouraged to reach out for human feedback.
- Planktonne 4y agoThat is an excellent response, thank you.
- tomgp 4y agosurprisingly excellent
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- throwjabah 4y ago
- moksha256 4y agoFrom what I've seen, many corporate fuckwits could use a dose of brevity. They tend to cloak their message in verbose jargon instead of just making their point boldly and clearly.