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prolix -Word of the Day - Wed May 10, 2023

Myr

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prolix - (adj) - wordy or long-winded

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People with a prolix speaking style never say in three words what can be said in three thousand words.

 

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drpaladin
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Prolix writing or speaking is one of my pet peeves.

 

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Bill W
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Does that mean my stories are examples of prolix writing? 

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JamesSavik
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I think every author should try their hand at short stories. By their length, they encourage an economy of words instead of the prolix style of novels where you wander around for a few hundred pages desperately seeking a plot.

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3 hours ago, JamesSavik said:

I think every author should try their hand at short stories. By their length, they encourage an economy of words instead of the prolix style of novels where you wander around for a few hundred pages desperately seeking a plot.

Or stories like the Wednesday Brief which are limited to 1,000 words per chapter.

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