>Well, some people, many, in fact, just simply find it difficult, if not hard, to merely say in very few words and phrases what they intend or mean when many will work, if not just as well, then at least not significantly worse than the few in which the statement might have been made if they had wanted to be somewhat more concise, not to mention terse than they became when the statement was finally uttered, typed, written, or mimed.

I once read the first paragraph of a book similar in style to the above. It went back on the shelf. :o)