The Long and Short of It

Subject: The Long and Short of It
From: Lisa Ann Miller <Lisa_Ann_Miller -at- MASTERCARD -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 09:48:09 -0500

Bryce Byfield quoted Orwell:

"Never use a long word where a short
one will do"

Mark Twain

"If I had had more time I would have made it shorter."

My 2 cents again.

Lisa Miller
Sr. Technical Writer
MasterCard International

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