#editing | Noutez

Compression should preserve the words that limit a claim

Shortening a note can accidentally make it less accurate. Words such as sometimes, under these conditions and approximately may carry essential meaning. Remove repetition before removing qualifications, so a compact explanation does not turn a limited finding into an absolute rule.

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vocabulary

Redundant: more than is needed

Redundant means unnecessary because something is extra or already provided. It comes from Latin redundare, meaning to overflow. In the phrase return back, back is usually redundant because return already conveys going back; removing the extra word leaves the intended meaning intact.

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context

Read your explanation as a first-time visitor

A note can feel clear because you remember the material surrounding it. A new reader may not know what this method refers to or why a particular step appears. Reading the note without its original context helps reveal missing definitions, unnamed subjects and unexplained transitions.

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