YOU must have heard the expression ‘less is more’. People say this regarding dressing and cosmetic usage. You may have wondered if that applies to writing and speaking contexts. In many language skill ...

In a New York Times opinion piece this spring, Andy Selsberg, an English professor, advocated a considered change in college writing curricula to focus on short writing pieces and concision first. He ...

To help students improve their writing style by teaching them how to say more using less words in a fun writing exercise Students will have completed and received back a graded "Interview and Analysis ...

And whatever you do, don't let your muscles sag in a downward motion. So choose your words with decision and write with concision (not to mention precision as well as revision). Sorry. I'm getting ...

A friend of mine sent me the video below as an expansion on our conversation around cable news. It's a discussion from the 1980s about why Noam Chomsky had never been on Nightline. I dislike many of ...