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=== Writing for Brevity ===
=== Writing for Brevity ===
When writing for brevity and avoiding "humbug and general vagueness" <ref>Orwell</ref> suggests that you do the following:
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 we use a word in writing it should mean exactly what we say 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.
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}}
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