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A comment on The Elements of Style [pdf].

Re:The Elements of Style [pdf] by Animats on Monday August 28, 2023 @03:26AM (#37290922)
"Omit needless words! Omit needless words! Omit needless words!"
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Re:The Elements of Style [pdf] by euroderf on Monday August 28, 2023 @04:36AM (#37291365)
A thousand times YES!
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Re:The Elements of Style [pdf] by KineticLensman on Monday August 28, 2023 @04:57AM (#37291480)
'Yes'
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Re:The Elements of Style [pdf] by extragood on Monday August 28, 2023 @07:59AM (#37292724)
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Re:The Elements of Style [pdf] by currio on Monday August 28, 2023 @10:50AM (#37294959)
Or just "omit needless words!"
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Re:The Elements of Style [pdf] by dllthomas on Monday August 28, 2023 @12:17PM (#37296454)
You obviously shouldn't omit words if they're needed, so surely we can go all the way to "Omit words!"
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Re:The Elements of Style [pdf] by currio on Monday August 28, 2023 @12:44PM (#37296918)
That's fair :)
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