Readability

‘The 25-word rule isn’t bad as long as you don’t follow it’

How short should sentences be? Ask the experts:

A “53-word sentence feels like my junk drawer — too much information crammed into too small a space.”

— Publication coach Daphne Gray-Grant

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“For readable writing that doesn’t tax your readers, vary your sentence length, seek an average in the low 20s, and cut any sentence of 45 words or more.”

— Wayne Schiess, senior lecturer at The David J.

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