| Show P safe SZ X fe g y AL by earl M U pratt oak park illinois A virginian writer writers way of wording h 13 thought thoughts interested toe me so much that I 1 took time to write him about bis his skill his ilia reply contains this sentence 1 I got the ability to write by long close practice in the effort to ac ap buirel ease case and clearness together with force of 0 expression it Is natural for some brov people e to use few and abort short words while others are born to express themselves in many and long words brief talkers and writers must practice to be able to entertain and those people who are volu mint must practice in order to secure clearness and directness A young editor gave m me this clipping for my collection and you may wish to put it by for future use in a clever manner the use of short words and plain english Is 13 set not forth in the following article short words are re sharp tools for writers some of us remember the following advice gly en aayne years ago by br a wise father to his grandiloquent eon son at college collego in promulgating your esoteric aogi or articulating superficial sen and philosophical or pst psychological rh observations beware ot of platitudinous let your conver possess clarified conciseness compacted coalescent coa loscent consistency and conea ed ferency ce roncy rency eschew all conglomerations flatulent garrulity jejune bable ment and asinine affectations lot your extern extemporaneous descant dei cant ings and unpremeditated expatiations have in intelligibility tell without rhodo or bombast sedulously avoid all profundity pompous pora prolixity and verbosity shun double ene adre and prurient jocosity whether obscure or apparent in other words speak truthfully naturally clearly purely and dont use big words |
