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{{Mechanics of Writing}}[[Brevity Is Wit/Laconic|tl;dr]]
 
{{quote|''My liege, and madam, to expostulate
''What majesty should be, what duty is,
''What day is day, night night, and time is time,
''Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time;
''Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,
''And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,
''[[Hypocritical Humor|I will be brief.]]''|'''[[Hypocritical Humor|Polonius]]''', ''[[Hamlet]]''}}
|'''[[Hypocritical Humor|Polonius]]'''|''[[Hamlet]]''}}
 
{{quote|''[[Trope Namer|Brevity is... wit.]]''|Banner at a [[Bland-Name Product|Reading Digest]] convention, |''[[The Simpsons]]'', "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"}}
 
Which quote's more readable?
 
<!-- %%Don't get carried away trying to turn this into a SelfDemonstratingArticleSelf-Demonstrating Article that uses as few words as possible. This is supposed to be a practical explanatory guideline, not a gag about taking it to an extreme. We already have BeigeProseBeige Prose and LaconicWikiLaconic Wiki for that. -->
 
Adding more words to something doesn't justify it: in fact, [[Wall of Text|the more you write, the more they can't read]]. Avoid [[Word Cruft]], [[Purple Prose]] and empty descriptions in writing your examples or engaging in conversation.
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