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This never fails to crack me up. You should check out the comments on any New Yorker link posted on HN. “The author seemed to use a lot of words and took a lon
by paulcole 4y ago
This never fails to crack me up.
You should check out the comments on any New Yorker link posted on HN. “The author seemed to use a lot of words and took a long time to get to her point in a very roundabout way. This could’ve been 90% shorter.”
It’s the literary equivalent of Twitter-is-a-weekend-project.
- OJFord 4y agoGood writing in a good format doesn't make you feel like that though. You could also say someone rambling on about something, repeating themselves, using lots of uh, like filler words and stuff and that sort of thing and just generally not really..not really getting to the point is 'called a conversation'; sure, doesn't mean it couldn't be done better.
- simmerup 4y agoGood communicators welcome the chance to get on the same wavelength as the writer. It helps you understand them better.