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Re:Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘s... by Bjartr on Sunday September 10, 2017 @02:52PM (#15213652)
"I'm bad at speaking simply, but I'm trying to do better."
Re:Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘s... by KGIII on Sunday September 10, 2017 @03:05PM (#15213731)
That's not too bad.

"I am working at being more concise."

Maybe, "I am working on brevity."

Related, I am working on this as I've been asked to write a book.

Re:Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘s... by sdenton4 on Sunday September 10, 2017 @03:56PM (#15214010)
The Strunk and White admonition is "Omit needless words," which I always considered an excellent lead by example...
Re:Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘s... by KGIII on Sunday September 10, 2017 @05:15PM (#15214348)
Thanks. I will take that with me as I continue to work on my book. This isn't really the thread for it, so I'll stop here.
Re:Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘s... by dmix on Sunday September 10, 2017 @07:24PM (#15214863)
> Related, I am working on this as I've been asked to write a book.

If this topic interests you I recommend this book on crafting sentences written by the mother of the famous "Edward Tufte" (one of the most influential designers in the history of software):

https://www.amazon.com/Artful-Sentences-Syntax-as-Style/dp/0...

I've read a number of writing books and I find the key to good writing comes down to writing good sentences. It's also a critical part of being succint, only second to trimming the non-essential from the higher level ideas.

This one highlights many great sentences written by famous authors and breaks down their syntax.