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=== Writing for Brevity === | === Writing for Brevity === | ||
When writing for brevity and avoiding "humbug and general vagueness" <ref> | When writing for brevity and avoiding "humbug and general vagueness" Orwell <ref>Carroll</ref> suggests that you do the following: | ||
# Never use a long word where a short one will do. | # Never use a long word where a short one will do. | ||
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Writers should always be brief, precise and direct. When | Writers should always be brief, precise and direct. When writing a word it should mean exactly what it says it means, no more and no less. Always use the precise word that your writing requires. A dictionary and thesaurus should always be close especially when writing for digital media. | ||
== References: == | |||
#{{Carrol, Brian. (2010). "Writing for Digital Media". New York: Routledge. Retrieved 14 March 2013}} | |||