I’ve been a professional writer for 40 years, and an editor for almost as long. I value clarity, brevity and simplicity in the written word (and the spoken word, but that’s another story). I happen to agree with the words of former US President Thomas Jefferson, who once said: “The most valuable of talents is that of never using two words when one will do.” But I was horrified last week … [Read more...] about TL;DR? If this is too long for you to read, stop now…