QotD: Wordy habits (PWQ00085)
“Use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English — it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don’t mean utterly, but kill most of them — then the rest will be valuable. A wordy habit, once fastened upon a person, is as hard to get rid of as any other vice.”
~ Mark Twain