short sentences
- briefShort in duration
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
- terseBrief to bluntness
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
punchy · staccato · choppy · abrupt · snappy · pithy · crisp · tight · direct · blunt · fragments · telegram · Hemingway · minimalist · declarative · commands · bullets · sharp
- simplificationsimplification, simplifying, simplify, condensing, simplified
- HemingwaySantiago, Nobel Prize, Key West, Cuba, brevity
- plain languageplain language, plain English, plain text, plain talk, plain speech
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- minimalismminimalism, declutter, decluttering, simplicity, less is more
- prose rhythmrhythm, cadence, flow, pace, pacing