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Using real words that made sense would vastly decrease the grandiloquent feeling of self-importance that puffs up these enemies of clear communication. I sente
by gallerytungsten 15y ago
Using real words that made sense would vastly decrease the grandiloquent feeling of self-importance that puffs up these enemies of clear communication.
I sentence them all in absentia to ten readings of "The Elements of Style" by Strunk & White.
- sharkbot 15y agoDitto.
- garethsprice 15y agoThe Economist has an excellent style guide (free online) for business communication. The magazine is geared towards a global, generalist audience so there's plenty of tips for communicating complex topics clearly. The Orwell essay mentioned above is excellent too. I'll often go back through something I've written and "make change" by splitting the $2 words into a handful of simpler ones. After all, no-one likes a sesquipedalianist.