This is why Essays are so brilliant and a must-read for all: “@paulg: Succinct doesn't mean short. It means a high ratio of ideas to words.”
Succinct doesn't mean short. It means a high ratio of ideas to words.
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@MorlockP@adamgurri Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. They're often wrong about subtle distinctions.
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@paulg Succinct, less word, more idea. Not sure I can beat 5.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg wouldn't a succinct phrase take the same amount of time to unpack then?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg some say a lot in very few words whereas some say very few in a lot of wordsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg: Succinct doesn't mean short. It means a high ratio of ideas to words.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Infinity. Disaugment. Sycophant. Recursion. High ratio, yet not succinct.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg same as detailed doesn't mean long :-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg trying to keep that idea in the back of my mind during the last few days of my dissertation.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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