In Defense of Big Words

“A cardinal rule of clear communication is never to use a long, obscure word or phrase when a shorter, more common one will do. Orwell thought this was of Brobdingnagian importance — sorry, a big deal — …” (more)

[Peter Klein, Organizations and Markets, 26 January]

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