Breaking the Second Rule of Tech Writing
rogersgeorge on November 6th, 2024
(The first rule is to be clear.) Last speech, on the TV:
The second rule is to be concise. That means no more words than necessary. (But all the words that are necessary.) I remember, as a kid, watching a conversation in a movie about Joel Chandler Harris. Joel is told by his mentor that “if you can take out a word and not change the meaning, take it out.”
“Day” is a lot more concise than “24-hour time period.” duh
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