How to Write English a Practical Treatise On English Composition
How to Write English a Practical Treatise On English Composition
Reade Alfred Arthur
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" To write clearly, it is absolutely essential to think clearly; for obscurity, which is opposed to perspicuity, often arises from confusion of thought. Perspicuity implies simplicity, brevity, and precision. It should be the aim of every writer to use words which can be readily understood by those whom lie addresses. This is a reading age, but those who want to be read widely, and to be understood, must write so as to give readers as little trouble as possible. To this end they must use specia...l, instead of general, terms, because special terms are more easily understood. They are, it has been well said, grasped by a single act of thought, and the images they call up are definite and precise. On the other hand, general terms necessitate a complex mental act. According to Professor Campbell, the more general the terms ON SIMPLICITY IN STYLE. 41 the fainter the picture ; the more special, the brighter the picture ; and he illustrates this principle by the following examples: In the song of Moses, occasioned by the miraculous passage of the Israelites through the Red Sea, the inspired poet, speaking of the Egyptians, says : " They sank as lead in tho mighty v atera.
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