[Sigia-l] long copy vs short copy

[Boniface Lau]

> From: Eric Scheid
>  
> 
> > Does that mean if the "best possible copy" is short, it should be
> > lengthened for no other purposes than to make it longer? I doubt it.
> 
> Depends on how you define "best possible copy" - if you define it as
> well written, internally consistent, void of grammatical errors,
> avoiding jargon, consistent voice, and so on; then it is possible to
> write something which is "best possible copy" which happens to be
> short, and also "best possible copy" which happens to be long. The
> long copy there would trump the short copy.

Given a short best possible copy, are you suggesting that one should
rewrite it to make it longer?


Boniface