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vacri
on Oct 18, 2012
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The Courage To Say ‘I Don’t Know’
The sentence is contorted. It's correct, but that doesn't mean it's not contorted - it scans poorly and is not particularly readable.
tbirdz
on Oct 18, 2012
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The sentence is perfectly readable.
vacri
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"Never use a big word where a diminutive one shall suffice" is also 'perfectly readable', but not as readable as the original phrase.
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