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Wordiness: Why use five words when one would do? Excess verbiage doesn’t make you sound smart, it just makes your writing a slog to read.
Why use five words when one would do?—this is the sentence I cannot understand.
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You need to look in a dictionary for this sort of this. Not use Google. :0– LambieCommented Jan 4, 2022 at 0:04
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Lambie, what dictionary would be the best? Please?– T. K.Commented Jan 4, 2022 at 0:06
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Well, either the Collins Dictionary, Merriam-Webster or MacMillan. If you can afford it, the Oxford English Dictionary (by subscription only). Also, it's not a bad idea to have a real dictionary on your desk. :)– LambieCommented Jan 4, 2022 at 0:09
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to do in that sense means: to be sufficient or to be enough
Sample: Why use five words when one word is sufficient or enough?
For example:
We're going out for dinner. Will 40 dollars do or shall I bring more?
