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— Jacques Barzun"Look for all fancy wordings and get rid of themAvoid all terms and expressions, old or new, that embody affectation."
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Speech, after all, is in some measure an expression of character, and flexibility in its use is a good way to tell your friends from the robots.
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We favor the simple expression of the complex thought. We are for the large shape because it has the impact of the unequivocal. We wish to reassert the picture plane. We are for flat forms because they destroy illusion and reveal truth.
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