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What is the fine line between 'eloquent' and 'verbose'?

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Posted - April 29, 2020
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  • 7280
    Eloquent---clearly expressing or indicating something.

    Obama was and is eloquent; Trump is verbose ("wordy").
      April 29, 2020 2:20 PM MDT
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  • 5391
    Eloquent tends to make the point clearly with fewer, more effective words than the verbose. 
      April 29, 2020 3:47 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Well said.
    :) :)
      April 29, 2020 5:46 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Not thinking before speaking or writing.

      April 29, 2020 4:02 PM MDT
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  • 4624
    I am verbose - I often use more words than necessary to express myself.

    Don Barzini is succinct.

    The character, Cirano de Bergerac, was eloquent; he expressed himself clearly and was fluent and persuasive.
     
      April 29, 2020 4:56 PM MDT
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  • 44656
    And I am staccato. Shorter than succinct. I find you quite eloquent. This is an example of how I write.
      April 29, 2020 5:12 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    You know you just set yourself up for who knows how creative they can become..., don't you?

    I'll let it slide being that your words are huge in my mind...

    But I see some of our friends are on who might not be so forgiving...
    Big winks and smiles!
      April 29, 2020 5:34 PM MDT
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  • 44656
    Bring 'em on.

      April 29, 2020 5:38 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    :) :)!
    Hi bookworm!
      April 29, 2020 5:29 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    I agree with Element. 
    Well Said.
    :) :)!
      April 29, 2020 5:46 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    Well well, lol.
      April 29, 2020 6:35 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    Who says it's a fine line? True eloquence, especially in writing, entails economy of words. Eloquent writing is concise.

    For example, "A resulted from B" is far more eloquent than "A happened because of B," which is still more eloquent than "A happened because of the fact that B happened."
      April 29, 2020 5:43 PM MDT
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  • 44656
    Good examples. Keep up the good work.
      April 29, 2020 5:53 PM MDT
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