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Netiquette - Avoiding Wordiness
In my first book (see above and below), the preponderance of brevity in emails was often discussed and lamented! But emails which are overly long are also a Netiquette issue. Below is an excerpt form the book which discusses this very topic.
If an email sender can master the right balance between wordiness and content paucity, their massages will stand out and avoid being misunderstood.
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Chapter XVI: Advanced Netiquette
This report, by its very length, defends itself against
the risk of being read.
—Winston
Churchill
Wordiness
During
the course of a busy day, receiving a long and detailed email is seldom
welcomed. Worse still, the longer a correspondence is, the less likely it is to
be read. There also is a distinct possibility that even if it is read, it may
not be read completely or with full attention.
If
a long email is necessary, the proper Netiquette should be followed to ensure readability:
for example, the early introduction of a major topic and a brief explanation
for the need to have a long message. It may also be best to have the
correspondence divided and sent separately.
One
long-term negative factor of sending a long or verbose message is that it may
set a bad precedent in which the recipient will not immediately or ever read
future correspondence.
Simple steps to avoid wordiness
Certain
phrases can contribute to make sentences less clear as well as providing more
verbosity. Among these are the following:
- Kind of
- Sort of
- For all intents and purposes
- Due to the fact
- Basically, actually
- As previously stated
- Generally speaking
- In particular
- Generally, in general
Redundant words and appositives
An
appositive is defined (by reference.com) as a word or phrase to identify,
amplify, or rename the preceding word. These can be unnecessarily obvious. Samples
of appositives that add no value are shown below:
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Wordy:
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This is an
example of an appositive that provides unnecessary identification.
George
Washington, the first president of the United States and a founding father…
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Better:
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George
Washington, the first president…
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Best
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George Washington…
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For a great satire on email, please see the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTgYHHKs0Zwscoop_post=bcaa0440-2548-11e5-c1bd-90b11c3d2b20&__scoop_topic=2455618
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Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology marketplace.
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