WORD|of the day

[periphrasis] noun; use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression

I often try to help clients cut down on the use of "periphrasis" if there is a more concise way to say something.

QUOTE|of the day

[I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on.]

Beryl Pfizer