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1. Common metaphors are dull. 2. Use short words. 3. When it is possible to cut a word, do. 4. Be active. 5. Hold off on loanwords. 6. Hang the sticklers.
by atdt 15y ago
1. Common metaphors are dull.
2. Use short words.
3. When it is possible to cut a word, do.
4. Be active.
5. Hold off on loanwords.
6. Hang the sticklers.
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- jodrellblank 15y ago0. Stay polite. 1. Avoid common metaphors. 2. Write fewer, shorter, simpler words. 4. Choose the active voice. [edited, see reply]. I enjoy the "say it in fewer words" game, but quite a lot has been lost between the original essay and this sort of summary. As a reminder, it might work, presented to a fresh reader, I doubt if it would.
- telemachos 15y ago>> 4. Choose the active tense You want 'active voice'. Tenses distinguish time, voices distinguish subjects from recipients of action (in English; in other languages there's also a middle voice), moods distinguish the manner in which a verb describes an action (is it a command, a wish, a statement of fact etc.).