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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: | When writing for brevity and avoiding "humbug and general vagueness" Orwell<ref>Carroll 14</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. | ||
# If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. | # If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. | ||
# Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. | # Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. | ||