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Verbiage vs. Verbosity
Verbiage
/'vɜːbɪɪʤ/Examples:
The report was filled with needless verbiage.Avoid verbiage that muddles the core message.She criticized the article's excessive verbiage.
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Verbosity
/vɜːˈbəʊs/Examples:
His verbosity often overshadowed the critical points.The report suffered from excessive verbosity and lost clarity.She cut through the verbosity and delivered a concise argument.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Verbiage refers to a style or manner of using words, often implying excessive or unnecessary use of words.
- Verbosity directly refers to quality or state of being verbose; using more words than needed.
- Think of verbiage as a neutral term that can be either positive or negative in context, while verbosity often has a negative connotation.
- Remember that verbiage might also suggest the wording or diction itself, whereas verbosity focuses on the quantity.
- Use verbiage when discussing the character and style of language, and verbosity when critiquing an overabundance of words.
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