less is more

Tiamat

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Originally posted by: Descartes
I was hoping for something profound. I feel cheated.

Something profound would have gone against the purpose of this thread ;)
 

trilks

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
what i meant was

when responding to someone, the fewer words the better.

unless, of course, you use so few words that you have to keep responding to explain yourself...;)
 

Descartes

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
what i meant was

when responding to someone, the fewer words the better.

I completely disagree, but if I tried to explain why I might conflict with your preference to parsimony of words.
 

Doboji

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this is less... and in this case less... is still less... sometimes more can be less... and sometimes less can be more... but usually less is just less, and nothing more.
 

moshquerade

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Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: moshquerade
what i meant was

when responding to someone, the fewer words the better.

I completely disagree, but if I tried to explain why I might conflict with your preference to parsimony of words.
that is the point.
 

nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: Doboji
this is less... and in this case less... is still less... sometimes more can be less... and sometimes less can be more... but usually less is just less, and nothing more.

i more or less agree
 

Orsorum

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This is life. So go and have a ball. Because the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for you may not be right for some. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have...my opening statement. Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog.
 

ActuaryTm

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Mar 30, 2003
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Originally posted by: Doboji
this is less... and in this case less... is still less... sometimes more can be less... and sometimes less can be more... but usually less is just less, and nothing more.
Less is more regarding use of the ellipse (or attempted use, rather).