Keep It Simple

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This I found posted in an elevator: It says there: Decrease load or number of passengers in order to normalize Elevator operation. Does it take you too long to digest what that sentence was trying to say? I bet so. When we write sentences, most importantly if we are giving an instruction, be as simple and as direct as you can get. For that sentence I would rather rewrite it into: This elevator...

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Avoid All Caps

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Tell me, which of these two paragraphs is easier to read? JOURNALISM ON THE OTHER HAND OPENS UP TO A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES EVEN AT FIRST GLANCE. ANYWAY, ANY FORM OF WRITING DEGREE CAN LEAD TO DIFFERENT JOBS AND CAREERS AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF GROWTH ARE TRULY ENDLESS. or Journalism on the other hand opens up to a lot of opportunities even at first glance. Anyway, any form of writing degree can...

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