Thursday, July 24, 2008

 

Achieving Vagueness

I went on a report writing course recently and part of the advice we were given was about being clear and avoiding overly complicated language. The following were a few examples of not spelling things out clearly…

‘Pre-experienced Vehicle’ – Used Car

‘Localised Capacity Deficiency’ – Traffic Jam

‘Grain Consuming Unit’ – Cow

‘Aerodynamic Personal Decelerator’ – Parachute

# posted by Betty the Sheep
Comments:
‘Localised Capacity Deficiency’ and 'Aerodynamic Personal Decelerator’ – I know we're all reading this, but I can't even say these phrases: they're hurting my dorsal frontal cortex. :)
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 24, 2008 1:48 p.m.
 
joyous celebration of the anniversary of the commencement of your term of experience on this earth!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 24, 2008 3:17 p.m.
 
Coastal Aussie: yes, it is all a bit taxing. :-)

Claire: Thank you very much!
# posted by Blogger Betty the Sheep : July 28, 2008 8:07 p.m.
 
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