Anti-Conciseness
I’ve given examples of not being concise before. Here’s another. Don’t do this. (See the previous post.)
Remember the rule: If you can leave a word out, leave it out!
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A good example of Conciseness
He replaced the original with a metaphor, but still, it’s more concise…
That’s Shakespeare, by the way, in case you didn’t remember the source.
That Makes Two
When you make up a word, you get to decide about its spelling. “Lego,” for instance, doesn’t have a plural spelling. If you want a plural, it’s “Lego pieces.”
Turns out “Jedi” is the same way. Next-to-last panel.
I’m not sure whether I already knew that or not…
A Common Source of Humor
Many words have more than one meaning. You can get humor by thinking up a situation when either meaning can make sense and you capitalize on the misunderstanding. How would you state the definition of these two meanings?
However, you don’t want to do this when you explain something. The rule is to be clear!
Whenever you write expositorily, spend some time thinking about how you might be misunderstood, and write to prevent the misunderstanding.
A Not Uncommon Mistake
She gets it right.
“Bate” is derived from “abate,” and it means to restrain, hold back. Not much more to say, I guess. Forget about the worms.
