Application goal: Adjusting pauses without distorting meaning.
Varying sentence length can highlight ideas and avoid monotony. A short sentence can emphasise a point after explanation; a longer one can express complex relationships if it stays clear.
Context: Reading aloud while editing. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Varying sentence length can highlight ideas and avoid monotony. A short sentence can emphasise a point after explanation; a longer one can express complex relationships if it stays clear.
Context: Reading aloud while editing. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
The qualification should not simply be deleted because it interrupts the rhythm.
ولا ينبغي حذف القيد لمجرد أنه يقطع الإيقاع.
Its position can change while its contribution to the meaning is preserved.
يمكن تغيير موضعه مع الحفاظ على إسهامه في المعنى.
A smoother sentence is an improvement only if it remains equally accurate.
لا تكون الجملة الأكثر سلاسة تحسينًا إلا إذا احتفظت بالقدر نفسه من الدقة.