Thursday, 24 February 2011

Once upon a time

"... and so they were happy, and they lived happily ever after. The end."

Wait a minute.
I could have sworn I heard a repetition.
Couldn't they simply say "and they lived happily ever after"? I know it was just an extra 5 words but come on, time and space is limited.


I have two words for you- Be concise. In other words, it is always better to say whatever you want to say without using any more words than necessary. Reading takes up valuable time, and readers don't want to waste time reading things they already know or reading material that doesn't tell them anything.

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