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If you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t already, please read the introduction post<\/a>. That will give you context for this page.<\/p>\n

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That I am verbose should not be a surprise to you, dear reader. Nor is it something I imagine you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be wont to dispute. And I could only keep a straight face whilst denying it because I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been known to do some acting.<\/p>\n

When I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m having a conversation, I really do try to keep a handle on my verbosity, because I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want it to overwhelm the conversation.<\/p>\n

When I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m speaking from notes or when I write, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t strive for verbosity, and I do edit things more than once. But I will use as many (or as few) words as I think necessary to say what I need to say. I am a writer. I have written both creatively and in assorted business contexts and have been paid to do it. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been praised for that work. So, yes, I think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m somewhat okay at sorting out how much needs to be said to express my ideas.<\/p>\n

I have turned in papers, when I was at Uni, that were far shorter than classmates\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 papers because I felt I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d adequately fulfilled the assignment in fewer words. And high marks on those papers suggest I was right.<\/p>\n

But in a world where it seems everyone expects communication to be kept to 140 characters or fewer, the fact that I happily go on for paragraphs or pages is regularly ill-received. I might be frustrated, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m definitely not ashamed.<\/p>\n

Most of my few closest friends have, at some point or other, engaged in massive emails or chats with me. And I love that my friends love words. And it seems we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve all felt those big word exchanges were an awesome part of the relationship.<\/p>\n

And I have a soft spot in my heart for my guitarist who, among other things, once told me (after another bandmate complained about how long my emails were) that he knew I was careful with words and only saying what I thought needed to be said. Bless.<\/p>\n

The bottom line is that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not likely to stop or to apologise for being verbose…and you probably want to find someone else to communicate with if that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a problem.<\/p>\n

(Though I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d guess some people think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m actually too brusque in certain situations. Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t win. Not even going to try. Still not apologising. Still not ashamed.)<\/p>\n

Cross-posted<\/a> to the Not Ashamed section of my site (so that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all tidy).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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