In a lively coffee shop, I overheard two young scientists speaking. One was finding it hard to structure her sentences for a research paper. The other enjoyed speaking about grammar and joined in. They talked about the importance of using parallel structure in lists and comparisons for scientific writing. The grammar lover explained that parallelism makes sentences clear and smooth. She gave an example: “‘I…
The Art of Conciseness: Eliminating Redundancy in Writing
Every time I start to write, I remember getting lost in too many words. Extracting the main message from long texts can be hard. This happens to many writers, both new and experienced. Today, I want to focus on using fewer words well. In today’s world, people quickly lose interest and have too much to read. The average person reads about 238 words a minute.…