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=== Writing for Brevity === | === Writing for Brevity === | ||
When writing for brevity and avoiding "humbug and general vagueness" Orwell suggests that you do the following <ref>Carroll, 14</ref> | When writing for brevity and avoiding "humbug and general vagueness" Orwell suggests that you do the following:<ref>Carroll, 14</ref> | ||
# 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 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<ref>Carroll, 8</ref> | 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<ref>Carroll, 8</ref>. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#Carrol, Brian. (2010). ''"[http://www.scribd.com/doc/64429015/Writing-for-Digital-Media Writing for Digital Media]"''. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 28 March 2013. | #Carrol, Brian. (2010). ''"[http://www.scribd.com/doc/64429015/Writing-for-Digital-Media Writing for Digital Media]"''. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 28 March 2013. | ||