Brevity is the key to writing ;)
Bad writers don't get to the point. But getting to the point is not as easy as its name implies. It usually requires that one clarify one's ideas, and that takes effort. "The point" is more of a summit.
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I can usually skip the first and often also the second paragraph of an article without missing out on anything. It’s become a general rule for me and I see it as a sign of bad writing, even when the rest of the article contains useful information.
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Those are writers without (good) copy editors.
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I feel this when reading WaPo/nytimes articles, a lot of repetitive filler before getting to the point
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Exactly.
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Bad writers don't get to the point. It usually requires clarity in one's ideas, and that takes effort. "The point" is more of a summit. FTFY
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Sounds kind of like well-written computer code
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This is interesting in the ways that it is wrong.
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"I would've written a shorter letter, but I didn't have the time." - Pascal (Lettres Provinciales)
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