Concise Writing
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어휘
- die Verkürzungthe shortening / reduction
- die Redundanzredundancy
- die Prägnanzconciseness / precision
- überflüssigsuperfluous / redundant
- straffento tighten / streamline
- auf den Punkt bringento get to the point
- der Schachtelsatznested sentence / complex clause
- unnötigunnecessary
- die Worthülseempty phrase / buzzword
- verdichtento condense / compress
- der Nominalstilnominal style (noun-heavy writing)
- die Umschreibungperiphrasis / circumlocution
Conciseness is a key stylistic virtue at C1. In German, the tendency toward long, nested sentences (Schachtelsätze) is a frequent trap.
Eliminating redundancy: bereits schon (already already) becomes just bereits or schon. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt (at this point in time) becomes jetzt or damals.
Avoiding excessive nominal style: Die Durchführung der Überprüfung (The carrying out of the review) becomes Wir überprüfen (We review). Verbs are almost always more direct than nouns.
Unmasking empty phrases: Maßnahmen ergreifen (to take measures) — which measures? Diesbezüglich (in this regard) — specify the subject.
Breaking up Schachtelsätze: A sentence with more than two subordinate clauses should be split. Golden rule: one idea, one sentence.
Concise writing is not impoverished — it is disciplined and respectful of the reader.
표현
- Bringen Sie es auf den Punkt.Get to the point.
- Dieser Ausdruck ist überflüssig.This expression is superfluous.
- Der Text muss gestrafft werden.The text needs to be tightened.
- Vermeiden Sie Worthülsen.Avoid empty phrases.
- Eine Idee, ein Satz.One idea, one sentence.
- Der Nominalstil macht den Text schwerfällig.Nominal style makes the text heavy.
자주 하는 실수
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits schon fertig.Bereits fertig.Bereits schon is redundant; one adverb suffices.
Die Durchführung der Überprüfung erfolgte.Wir haben überprüft.Verbal style is more concise and direct than nominal style.
Es wurden Maßnahmen ergriffen.Wir haben das Problem behoben.Maßnahmen ergreifen is an empty phrase — specify the concrete action.
Ich möchte an dieser Stelle darauf hinweisen, dass...Wichtig ist: ...Long introductory formulas dilute the message.
Er hat die Entscheidung getroffen, dass er gehen will.Er hat entschieden zu gehen.The infinitive with zu is more concise than a dass subordinate clause.
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