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Keep it simple: Key to impressive writing
The Times of India ^
| Tuesday, November 01, 2005 09:27:03 am
| IANS
Posted on 11/01/2005 9:10:26 AM PST by CarrotAndStick
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To: CarrotAndStick
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:11:13 AM PST
by
Andy from Beaverton
(I only vote Republican to stop the Democrats)
To: CarrotAndStick
Brevity is the soul of wit............
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:11:16 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Spies are the most important asset, because on them depends an army's ability to march. - SUN TZU)
To: CarrotAndStick
Mr. Will, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:12:31 AM PST
by
Crawdad
(So the guy says to the doctor, "It hurts when I do this.")
To: CarrotAndStick
"Short words are best and the old words, when short, are the best of all." -- Winston Churchill
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:12:36 AM PST
by
Mr. Jeeves
(Speaking several languages is an asset; keeping your mouth shut in one is priceless.)
To: CarrotAndStick
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:14:19 AM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Disregard the law of unintended consequences at your own risk.)
To: CarrotAndStick
'Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly'Yea. Right.
To: CarrotAndStick
'Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly'If there's one thing I can't stand, it's overly-excessive, verbose and redundant wordiness.
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:15:37 AM PST
by
Maceman
(Fake but accurate -- and now double-sourced)
To: CarrotAndStick
Interestingly, by making people aware that the source of low fluency was irrelevant to judgement, Oppenheimer found that they overcompensated and became biased in the opposite direction. "Physician, heal thyself." (The article author obviously missed the point of the article.)
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:16:26 AM PST
by
talleyman
(E=mc2 (before taxes))
To: Andy from Beaverton
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:16:43 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: CarrotAndStick
The importance of this article cannot be overemphasized and should thoroughly examined by all to further enhance the readability and comprehension on this forum. Therefore, I shall post my reply with the intentions of relocating this article to the top of the latest replies.
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:18:35 AM PST
by
Flyer
(The Internet, my dog and you ~ http://dahtcom.com/masoncam/)
To: CarrotAndStick
Keep it simple: Key to impressive writing Someone please clue the posters in the religion forum to this fact. Also, sticking to one font and one text color, with limited italics and underlining, is a good idea.
To: Still Thinking
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:19:25 AM PST
by
chilepepper
(The map is not the territory -- Alfred Korzybski)
To: trisham
Mr. Strunk, meet Mr. White.
To: Maceman
"If there's one thing I can't stand, it's overly-excessive, verbose and redundant wordiness."One of my favorite lines from "Cheers" had Frasier Crane indignantly asking "Oh, so you're telling me I'm redundant? I repeat myself? I say the same things over and over?"
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11/01/2005 9:20:25 AM PST
by
jim macomber
(Author: "Bargained for Exchange", "Art & Part", "A Grave Breach" http://www.jamesmacomber.com)
To: CarrotAndStick
To: Flyer
The importance of this article cannot be overemphasized and should thoroughly examined by all to further enhance the readability and comprehension on this forum. Therefore, I shall post my reply with the intentions of relocating this article to the top of the latest replies. Could you please elaborate?
To: Maceman
It's the language of the psuedo-intellectuals. They use a thousand words to say nothing.
To: Larry Lucido
I think he said he's gonna bump this puppy.
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posted on
11/01/2005 9:22:18 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(Drool overflowed my buffer...)
To: Andy from Beaverton
Good.Brilliant, absolutely brilliant ;-)
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