"Concise" is from the perfect passive participle of Latin concidere, "to
cut." From an etymological point of view, "to trim" or "to prune" mean "to
make concise."
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Johanna Rubba wrote:
> I usually admonish my students to 'be concise' or 'strive for
> conciseness' in their writing. Both wordy, but they get the point
> across.
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