Conveying the full extent of one's meaning in the best way possible: Communication]

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

On Flint's "trim it down" strategy, one useful exercise is to make a PhD student write their entire thesis as a haiku. Seventeen syllables, baby - what is the real core of what you're saying?

Sherlock Holmes liked telegrams for a similar reason. No-one waffles when they are paying by the word.

I thought they paid by space. Otherwise, why wouldn't you use giant words on a telegram? Also, you'd pay extra for that extraneous dash.