tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post1173707593607335894..comments2024-03-17T00:59:07.795-07:00Comments on The Red Electric: Probing the limits of brevityRick Seiferthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249323390100558270noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-30367737787785228822007-02-26T09:48:00.000-08:002007-02-26T09:48:00.000-08:00In Twain's aphorism he uses a contraction twice. ...In Twain's aphorism he uses a contraction twice. If he had written "I had" and "I would" it would be as long as yours.<BR/><BR/>In your aphorism, you could drop "It" and "me" and still get the point across since they are understood.<BR/><BR/>It would then be equal or less than Twain's.ALThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820933537449436230noreply@blogger.com