Concise Writing
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Vocabulário
- beknoptconcise / brief
- de omhaal van woordenwordiness / circumlocution
- schrappento delete / cut
- to the pointto the point / direct
- de kernboodschapthe core message
- het overbodigethe superfluous / redundant
- helderclear
- de actieve vormthe active voice
- de lijdende vormthe passive voice
- stroomlijnento streamline
Concise writing in Dutch means eliminating wordiness while preserving meaning. At C1 level, you should write clearly and efficiently.
Active vs passive: Active voice is generally more concise: De commissie heeft het rapport goedgekeurd. (active, 7 words) vs Het rapport is door de commissie goedgekeurd. (passive, 8 words). Use passive only when the agent is irrelevant.
Eliminating wordiness:
- op dit moment in de tijd becomes nu (now)
- het is een feit dat becomes just the fact: De werkloosheid stijgt.
- in het geval dat becomes als or indien
- met betrekking tot can often become over or betreffende
Nominalisation reduction: De implementatie van het beleid vond plaats becomes Het beleid werd geïmplementeerd. Verbs are more concise than nominalised forms.
One idea per sentence: Long, complex sentences with multiple subclauses are a sign of C1 writing that needs editing. Break them up: two short sentences are clearer than one long one.
Edit ruthlessly: Read your text aloud. If a word can be removed without changing the meaning, remove it.
Expressões
- Kort gezegd...In short...
- De kern van de zaak is...The crux of the matter is...
- Anders geformuleerd...Put differently...
- Om het bondig te zeggen...To put it briefly...
- Wat telt, is de boodschap.What matters is the message.
- Schrap het overbodige.Cut the superfluous.
Erros frequentes
Op dit moment in de tijd...Nu... / Op dit moment...Eliminate wordiness: in de tijd is redundant with op dit moment.
Het is een feit dat de werkloosheid stijgt.De werkloosheid stijgt.Remove het is een feit dat; the statement stands alone.
In het geval dat het regent...Als het regent...Replace wordy constructions with simple equivalents.
Er werd door de commissie besloten...De commissie besloot...Active voice is more concise and direct than passive.
De implementatie van het beleid vond plaats.Het beleid werd geïmplementeerd.Reduce nominalisations to verbs for conciseness.
Quiz rápido
Pergunta 1 de 5
Como se diz «wordiness / circumlocution» em holandês?
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