William Zinsser's 'Fighting Clutters Is Like Fighting Weeds'

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Using unnecessary words not only makes the sentence complex but also makes reader uncomfortable. It makes the reader’s attention to shift from the subject to the burden of heavy words. According to William Zinsser, long words are no way better than short words. So eliminate all long, suffocating words ruthlessly, where they can be replaced with short and simple words. This makes reader to put more concentration over the subject rather than feeling uncomfortable with jargons. William Zinsser says that “Fighting clutters is like fighting weeds”. By this, he means to say that clutters sprouts like weeds overnight and by noon they are becoming the part of American speech. This shows how faster clutters are spreading among people. Finally, William