Dear writer,
Turgidity
doesn't make sense all the time: the same way this paragraph doesn't make sense
if you don't immediately understand the word "turgidity".
Readers are
scarce on the market these days. The few who read are always trying to find
reasons to dump one writer for another, so when you do find some loyal readers,
do well to keep them with all your might.
Instead of
using "big big" words ALL THE TIME, rather come to the level of your
readers (even the unintended readers) because you write not only to please
yourself or display flamboyance of language but to win their hearts and their
acceptance. You write for and on their behalf because of the shared beliefs and
reasons for which they read you.
Don't make
your language inaccessible for the sake of being perceived as "a difficult
writer to read". It is a turnoff for many readers, especially
"floating" readers. Because our readers play the crucial role as
end-users of your rhetorical act of writing, think more about them and less
about yourself. Don't lose your identity in the process either. Create a
balance! It is better to have a good number of readers with your simple
language than to have only few readers with your sophisticated language.
Readers are the feathers that clothe, protect, and beautify the author, the
bird.
As a writer,
always remember the KISS rule -- Keep it simple and short. (Don't remind me
that I am guilty of the last "S"; I am still working on it.)
Next time, I
will tell you more about what I mean by simple language and sophisticated
language.
PS:
"Turgidity" means "overly complex and difficult to understand;
bombastic".
© Eric Nuamah Korankye
© Eric Nuamah Korankye
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