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[edit] The English Blog: Is Brevity a Virtue?
23 November 2008, by unknown Boston.com, the online edition of The Boston Globe, has an interesting article which discusses the pros and cons of brevity in writing."Brevity is a great virtue," wrote the rhetorician Edwin Herbert Lewis in 1911, "yet it may be ...
[edit] phone reverse » Blog Archive » Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office ...
23 November 2008, by unknown Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction. Microblogging is gaining ground at work, becoming popular for both internal and external exchanges. This entry was posted on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 at 11:24 am and is filed under ...
[edit] Functional concurrency with unambiguous choice
23 November 2008, by In the examples below, I"ll use "=" in place of "undefined", for brevity.
[edit] The case for a bit of verbal padding - Boston Globe
23 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=A&url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/11/23/needless_words&cid=0&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNG4hR8yE4yhTHGwp65htWjPwoIbwQ">The case for a bit of verbal padding</a> Boston Globe, United States - <nobr>5 hours ago</nobr> "Brevity is a great virtue," wrote the rhetorician Edwin Herbert Lewis in 1911, "yet it may be overestimated. The reader's mind must be permitted to eddy ... |
[edit] Smellyann Strikes Again: Some Rare Brevity
23 November 2008, by unknown Today: Rob stood watch, 0600-1800 The kids and I slept in 'til 0930, yay We had cupcakes for breakfast and applesauce (2 jars!) for lunch because I need to do some serious grocery shopping tomorrow I was in full-on cleaning...
[edit] Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction | Flizu.com
23 November 2008, by unknown Microblogging is gaining ground at work, becoming popular for both internal and external exchanges.
[edit] MOVIOLA@29fps: Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction
23 November 2008, by Oying Pineda Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction. ONE hundred forty characters — the exact length of this sentence — is turning out to be just right for business communications of all kinds. Whether sharing project updates with colleagues ...
[edit] Black News Junkie - Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction
23 November 2008, by unknown Black News Junkie: All the Black news a Black news Junkie can handle. Black political news, Black entertainment News, Black sports News.
[edit] Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction | Smartphone and ...
22 November 2008, by unknown Microblogging is gaining ground at work, becoming popular for both internal and external exchanges. Full Story Via nytimes.com.
[edit] Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction
22 November 2008, by Microblogging is gaining ground at work, becoming popular for both internal and external exchanges.
[edit] Why's BJP bothered about one's religion? - The christianmessenger
22 November 2008, by
| <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8i-0&fd=A&url=http://www.christianmessenger.in/readers_write/johnson_221108/529.php&cid=0&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNGWRlswbUvPBDuG-BiCXgjG4xImcA"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=BMmM4Q7h4v8J&imgurl=www.christianmessenger.in/images/spot/2.jpg width=61 height=80 alt="" border=1> The christianmessenger</a> | <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=A&url=http://www.christianmessenger.in/readers_write/johnson_221108/529.php&cid=0&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNGWRlswbUvPBDuG-BiCXgjG4xImcA">Why's BJP bothered about one's religion?</a> The christianmessenger, India - <nobr>Nov 22, 2008</nobr> Emails will be edited for brevity, clarity and style. WHY should the BJP worry so much about Nagma becoming a Christian? Following a religion of one’s ... |
[edit] Hardest, Best, Fastest, Strongest
22 November 2008, by This past week I took a break from feeding the trolls and lived my life according to one simple flowchart.Back to the old hat shortly. [IMG [Slashdot]] [IMG [Digg]] [IMG [Reddit]] [IMG [del.icio.us]] [IMG [Facebook]] [IMG [Technorati]] [IMG [Google]] [IMG [StumbleUpon]]
[edit] Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction - New York Times
22 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=A&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/business/23micro.html&cid=0&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNGm2EkhK3m85_a6hRHSA4AIKJ2DrA">Now, Brevity Is the Soul of Office Interaction</a> New York Times, United States - <nobr>Nov 21, 2008</nobr> All of the microblogging systems restrict messages to 140 characters, including spaces, or at least encourage brevity, and they offer immediate, ... |
[edit] FreeWebs and the Problem With (Most) WYSIWYG Website Builders
22 November 2008, by Now, I’ll go on the record to say that I’m not completely averse to WYSIWYG website building software, as I think Dreamweaver is certainly making strides in the right direction, not to mention the prowess of certain web-based services such as SquareSpace. But I’d like to make a general statement: WYSIWYG editors are acceptable for non-technical folk who are not looking for an extremely professional and everlasting site. Why am I even bringing this up? I just completed a project for a frie
[edit] World Tour in a Book
22 November 2008, by In the end, my editor helped me learn to talk to kids, but the worst (best?) jokes-along with large chunks of the world-had to be sacrificed for the sake of brevity.
[edit] DVD review: Cinema 16: World Short Films
22 November 2008, by Brevity and quality are the only things the 16 films in this collection have in common. Some are first efforts or early attempts, others are experiments, others still are simply stories too short to demand feature length. There are no set rules here, but it's a useful primer on world cinema. ...
[edit] Shave Your 5K Update
21 November 2008, by This is just a friendly reminder for those of you who are participating in the Shave Your 5K Challenge that you only have 5½ weeks left to get achieve your Smooth time so you’d better get your butt out there and start running some 5Ks. My dilatory way of processing the results means that many of you didn’t receive an e-mail confirming that you were entered into the challenge, but if you sent me an e-mail with a 5K result then you should see your name on the results page. If you don’t see your n
[edit] SECSE"09 Call for Papers
21 November 2008, by For brevity, we refer to both categories under the umbrella title of "Computational Science and Engineering (CS&E)"
[edit] … try to be fresh, not familiar and safe, and edit ruthlessly ...
21 November 2008, by unknown AMG: When it comes to Brevity’s submissions, do you have a preference to certain styles and/or topics? DM: As soon as I say that I’m tired of a topic – love of grandparents, for instance – someone submits an essay on that topic that ...
[edit] ... try to be fresh, not familiar and safe, and edit ruthlessly.
21 November 2008, by brevity Brevity editor Dinty W. Moore interviewed at Web del Sol: AMG: Brevity accepts CNF submissions of 7
[edit] … try to be fresh, not familiar and safe, and edit ruthlessly.
21 November 2008, by November 21, 2008 Brevity editor Dinty W. Moore interviewed at Web del Sol: AMG: Brevity accepts CNF submissions of 750 words or less. Why stop at 750 words? DM: It started because I didn’t want to read long pieces on a computer screen. Since then, I’ve learned all sorts of wonderful things about brief writing, flash nonfiction, micro-essays, and what I’ve learned makes the short form all the more intriguing. But the real first impulse was to save our eyesight. AMG: When it comes to B
[edit] Straight to the point: the Miniskirt theory of writing — contentious.com
21 November 2008, by genels If you want to make a point in writing, make sure you nail the “so what” in your first 62 words. Readers won’t give you much time, especially online. It’s much easier and more effective to work with that reality than whine about it.
[edit] Why Brevity and Pretty, Pretty Colors Still Work - AdAge.com (subscription)
20 November 2008, by
| <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3i-0&fd=A&url=http://adage.com/mediaworks/article%3Farticle_id%3D132752&cid=0&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNGP-PDpfmkvXOgCjJUUCBq9EMEelA"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=SVpJowLbnOoJ&imgurl=adage.com/images/bin/image/rightrail/usatoday112008.jpg%3F1227213036 width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1> AdAge.com (subscription)</a> | <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=A&url=http://adage.com/mediaworks/article%3Farticle_id%3D132752&cid=0&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNGP-PDpfmkvXOgCjJUUCBq9EMEelA">Why Brevity and Pretty, Pretty Colors Still Work</a> AdAge.com (subscription) - <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr> But owing to its brevity and its pretty, pretty colors, USA Today will survive the purge with its modest sense of mission intact. For readers and marketers, ... |
[edit] Refusing Heaven Jack Gilbert
20 November 2008, by Long hot afternoons / watching ants while the cicadas railed / in the Chinese elm about the brevity of life."
[edit] A Thousand Words: The Winners - Washington Post
20 November 2008, by
| <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4i-0&fd=A&url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/11/1000_words_the_winners_1.html%3Fnav%3Drss_blog&cid=1269168503&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNE62P7AHAeZs0FkzhdTSCNI5qBXfQ"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=fF9x-1z-jGMJ&imgurl=media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/11/19/PH2008111901557.jpg width=80 height=53 alt="" border=1> Washington Post</a> | <img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=A&url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/11/1000_words_the_winners_1.html%3Fnav%3Drss_blog&cid=1269168503&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNE62P7AHAeZs0FkzhdTSCNI5qBXfQ">A Thousand Words: The Winners</a> Washington Post, United States - <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr> Our favorite came from Bondosan who realized that brevity is the soul of wit with this caption: "Baked Alaska." GENIUS! The others who made the finals are ... |
[edit] Careers in Bloom Pt. 4 - The QA Guy
20 November 2008, by Don"t get hung up on your ideas, but instead get passionate about expressing them in details of all kinds, all the while using brevity and clarity.
[edit] The Unattractive Narrator
20 November 2008, by A guest post from me on the Brevity Magazine blog begins ... I help lead a group that discusses creative nonfiction. There’s about thirty of us exchanging emails, and we all profit in dissecting an essay or a book chapter every week. In fact, I’ve hit up (Brevity editor) Dinty W. Moore regarding his editing experiences, particularly about publishing a piece with an unattractive or unsympathetic narrator. I always knew I could be a jerk, although I don’t think it really came through in my writ
[edit] The Unsympathetic Narrator
20 November 2008, by A guest post from me on the Brevity Magazine blog begins ... I help lead a group that discusses creative nonfiction. There’s about thirty of us exchanging emails, and we all profit in dissecting an essay or a book chapter every week. In fact, I’ve hit up (Brevity editor) Dinty W. Moore regarding his editing experiences, particularly about publishing a piece with an unattractive or unsympathetic narrator. I always knew I could be a jerk, although I don’t think it really came through in my writ
[edit] Caught In Fewer Words (rev)
20 November 2008, by Have you ever noticed that shorter poems get to bat on many more occasions than their over-lengthy brethren? Is that a fact in part explaining Laws of Conservation claiming spent creative energy cannot be reclaimed for free? Or is it just a fallacy, an urban myth to keep them short, that brevity enhances wit and lengthy poems are full of shit. Where writers let a poem grow as poems breathe, a poet knows the life they weave demands yo
[edit] On Narrators, Memoir, and the “Pretty Shabby Stuff” Inside ...
20 November 2008, by unknown Author Gary Presley is an occasional contributor to both Brevity and the Brevity Blog, and author of Seven Wheelchairs: A Life beyond Polio, new from the University of Iowa Press. We recommend his memoir, and recommend his thoughts on ...
[edit] Beware of Caring - The Daily of the University of Washington
20 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=A&url=http://dailyuw.com/2008/11/20/beware-caring/&cid=0&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNEZskFRbP2PJH1VDxfXBC_y3K2V9Q">Beware of Caring</a> The Daily of the University of Washington, WA - <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr> ... the most convenient of which is to agree with them as it will typically, studies show, inflict upon them brevity — and brevity, my dear caring readers, ... |
[edit] Big Sky Classic: Cats vs Griz - KPAX-TV
19 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=A&url=http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D9380746&cid=1272551173&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNHDW6uxvPqGFW-A9j0S9FDzzyInWQ">Big Sky Classic: Cats vs Griz</a> KPAX-TV, MT - <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr> That's the official name of Saturday's event, but for the sake of brevity, let's just call it the Big Sky Classic. Here's the background: the MSU Bobcats ... |
[edit] Corporate Security Officer (La Jolla)
19 November 2008, by We are looking for responsible Corporate Security Officer. Pay range from $12.00 to $16.00 per hour. MUST HAVE: 1. A current guard card 2. Current BSIS skills training courses for security guards (Certificates) 3. Reliable transportation 4. Able to commute to La Jolla Responsibilities 1. Proactively ...
[edit] Brevity is the Soul of…Clarity - Heritage.org
19 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=A&url=http://blog.heritage.org/2008/11/19/brevity-is-the-soul-ofclarity/&cid=1272449118&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNEpHA-meL1H__V8WjZJ7h7WQPRfSQ">Brevity is the Soul of…Clarity</a> Heritage.org, DC - <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr> Perhaps the brevity of Lincoln’s remarks can be explained by the only inaccuracy in the Gettysburg Address: namely the assertion that “The world will little ... <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-1&fd=A&url=http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/YeasandNays/A_different_address_for_the_address11-19.html&cid=1272449118&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNEr84uf96nX-Tg7a6UKgRqaLqWUcg">A different address for the address</a> <nobr>Washington Examiner</nobr> <a><nobr>all 2 news articles</nobr></a> |
[edit] Brevity is the Soul of…Clarity » The Foundry
19 November 2008, by unknown Perhaps the brevity of Lincoln’s remarks can be explained by the only inaccuracy in the Gettysburg Address: namely the assertion that “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here….” In Lincoln’s view, ...
[edit] The other election night speech - Daily Aztec
19 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=A&url=http://www.thedailyaztec.com/state_of_mind/letters_to_the_editor/letters_11-19-08&cid=1270818687&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNGDJJzrC3ImoQdkprHXHY0x9Qkl-Q">The other election night speech</a> Daily Aztec, CA - <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr> In cases such as this, one of those “you had to have been there” situations, words really can’t capture the brevity of a situation, the power of a speech. ... |
[edit] Brevity: Очки
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[edit] Jonathan Swift
17 November 2008, by But this and many others I omit, being studious of brevity.
[edit] Rick Raddatz' GoBrevity is Live
17 November 2008, by liznichols Small business expert and Internet marketing entrepreneur, Rick Raddatz has started a new membership site to offer weekly business book briefings that he will conduct himself, along with a forum for further discussion with other entrepreneurs. It's at a no-brainer price for this charter member period.
[edit] Charles Platt takes a Zero-G flight
17 November 2008, by Zero-G 3 In September, Charles Platt wrote a piece for Boing Boing about his visit to Tokyo's Akihabara district. This month, he submitted this astounding report about taking a zero-gravity flight. Anti-Gravity by Charles Platt I've always resented the force of attraction that traps me here on Planet ...
[edit] Brevity Small Business
17 November 2008, by cdion
[edit] multilingual again
16 November 2008, by 3) contol over wordiness in favor of brevity.
[edit] How To Write Flash Fiction Links, Articles, Websites
16 November 2008, by How To Write Flash Fiction Links Here Are Some Links To Flash Fiction Writing Articles And Websites With Information About Writing Flash Fiction Stories Flash Fiction Using only one in a flash story can be enough. Writing flash fiction is a great way for writers to write everyday, even when larger projects ...
[edit] Revisiting “Seven Wonders”
15 November 2008, by I just read an article on newly discovered sea creatures that reminds me of a wonderful little essay by Lewis Thomas. The essay’s titled “Seven Wonders.” Everybody should read it. It appears in Lewis’s collection, Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, a title that fits rather nicely with our latest List of the Week. My first encounter with “Seven Wonders” was as an undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University in a class taught by Dr. Gaskins, an insightful writer
[edit] Links for 11.14.08: Musebin’s shorties, Kanye’s day, singing interviews…
15 November 2008, by
- Buskers: The New York Times addresses the tragic death of Seattle’s Tuba Man. Sad story. I still love the term “busker.” *Photography: Kissing the Ceiling - a series of photos of people kissing the ceiling. SOMETIMES IN AN AWESOME MANNER, LIKE WHILE STANDING ON A DOORKNOB. [urlesque] *Short attention span: Musebin combines Twitter-style music reviews with Reddit-style ratings. I am not an enemy of the short. Generally. [listening post] *Kanye: In today’s Kanye news, Mr. West got arrested (
[edit] Musebin: Twitter-Style Music Reviews With Reddit-Style Ratings
15 November 2008, by Sorry, Lester Bangs, but the future of music criticism could be Musebin’s user-ranked micro-reviews. If brevity is the soul of wit, these reviews are utterly hilarious.
[edit] The Enigma Of Brevity - Reading Little India
15 November 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=A&url=http://www.littleindia.com/news/145/ARTICLE/4077/2008-11-12.html&cid=0&ei=TWIpSYe-CpzI8AT0tekL&usg=AFQjCNEy7xo3VVs6eh_uuTIKZFeKs8ie2w">The Enigma Of Brevity</a> Reading Little India, PA - <nobr>Nov 14, 2008</nobr> But brevity hallows the sparkle in the heart of the raindrop, renders sublime the rainbow etched over the somber clouds. The violets are admirable because ... |
[edit] Musebin: Twitter-Style Music Reviews With Reddit-Style Ratings
14 November 2008, by Sorry, Lester Bangs, but the future of music criticism could be Musebin’s user-ranked micro-reviews. If brevity is the soul of wit, these reviews are utterly hilarious. Add to Facebook Add to Reddit Add to digg Add to Google
[edit] Giving up on nonfiction books: Trim the fat and Barnes & Noble would be half empty.
14 November 2008, by In my experience, pop-nonfiction books—Christian or otherwise—would generally be improved by being reduced to articles. But then they wouldn’t sell. Posted in Brevity, Constructive Criticism, Literature
[edit] Giving up on nonfiction books: Trim the fat and Barnes & Noble would be half empty.
14 November 2008, by Abraham Piper In my experience, pop-nonfiction books—Christian or otherwise—would generally be improved by bei
