| > Conciseness isn't necessarily a technological limitation. Of course not, but I doubt that it is entirely coincidental that the article here is from a well-established print journal. > However, simplicity can also be a style that obfuscates content by its nature. Occasionally, in response to an editorial mandate, I have condensed something to the point where even I have difficulty following it after some time has passed. The point here, however, is that this article is both concise and clear. > When in reality the words do not convey like boxcars carrying grain... Indeed; if they did, style would not be an issue, and grammar would not be a thing. >... but are the thing in themselves and solely such. Words in themselves are nothing without an accepted vocabulary. |