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I find that people consistently use 10 words to say what can be said in 3.
by jonsteinberg 17y ago
I find that people consistently use 10 words to say what can be said in 3.
- ramchip 17y agoThey talk excessively.
- forinti 17y agoThey blabber.
- unalone 17y agoBlabber adds a negative subtext. Not all extended conversation is blabber, even if much of it is.
- ubernostrum 17y agoPeccavi.
- trimski 17y ago"Omit needless words," as William Strunk, Jr. wrote.
- pbhjpbhj 17y agoShouldn't it have been along the lines of the "eschew obfuscation" quote: "Omit all the needless words, lexical expressions and verbage that are not required and so can be removed." Or such.
- crystalis 17y agoI enjoy, and by enjoy, I mean don't enjoy, how you said something specific, leading people not only to reply with three word responses that don't capture your meaning, but also to upvote all the stupid responses that don't actually say precisely what you meant.
- ramchip 17y agoSorry. Having checked out reddit yesterday, I can see what you want to avoid. The pressure was strong, however :)