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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 4084555" data-attributes="member: 26737">That's Jack Carr's advice for aspiring writers, along with write what you like to read. He also passed along some paraphrased advice he got from an old sergeant while he was in sniper school--Precision in language reflects precision in thought.When I was writing memos to be read by attorneys, their preference was to be succinct: get to the point as quickly and with as few words as possible. And, as mentioned above, don't use a ten dollar word when the nickel variety will do; f'rinstance, use "use" instead of "utilize."</blockquote>