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{{Mechanics of Writing}}[[Brevity Is Wit/Laconic|tl;dr]]
{{quote|''My liege, and madam, to expostulate<br />▼
What majesty should be, what duty is,<br />▼
What day is day, night night, and time is time,<br />▼
Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time;<br />▼
Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit,<br />▼
And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,<br />▼
[[Hypocritical Humor|I will be brief.]]''|'''[[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"}}▼
''[[Hypocritical Humor|I will be brief.]]''
▲{{quote|''[[Trope Namer|Brevity is... wit.]]''|Banner at a [[Bland
Which quote's more readable?
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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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Conversely, however, [[Zero Context Example|Zero Context Examples]] or a noun followed by "That is all/Enough said" is boring. The use of few words isn't witty when they're ''the same few words with no meaning pertaining to the subject''.
This is the motto of [[Laconic
[[Hamlet|Polonius]] [[Hypocritical Humor|does not follow his own advice]]. [[Lost in Imitation|Most don't realize]].
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