Conciseness: the quality of economical language; information conveyed in as few words
as possible for the intended purpose and audience; the opposite is "wordy."
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Wordy Structures: the opposite of "conciseness", may result from: - redundancies - overuse/unnecessary use of prepositional phrases. - unnecessary repetition - a writer's limited vocabulary
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Redundancies
consensus of opinion
. . . .consensus
advance plan. . .plan
future plan. . . .plan
new innovation. . .innovation
month of June. . .June 10
Troublesome Time Phrases
instead of . . .
use
subsequent to
after, later
prior to
before
during the time that while
in the course of
during
most of the time
usually
at this point in time now,
currently
on the occasion
when
Hidden Verb Phrases
instead of . . .
use
taken into consideration
considered
make an approximation
approximate
put on a demonstration
demonstrate
effect the standardization of
standardize
come to a conclusion
conclude
hold a meeting
meet