Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2020-08-09 03:08

Meaning of Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things

Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things American saying informal quote

An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words will result in unclear things

You should know when to stop talking because verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.

In her speech, she makes her points very clearly because she knows verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.

Other phrases about:

button your lip

To stop talking about anything

fluff (one's) lines

To mess a speech up or forget the words that one is supposed to say

a plum in (one's) mouth

Primally used in the UK to indicate the typical manner of communication from the high social class

Talk the Bark Off a Tree

Talking too much and exhausting the listener

talk (one's) arm(s) off

Talk so much that the listener becomes exhausted or bored

Origin of Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things

There isn't any evidence to support this phrase being a quotation from George W. Bush or Al Gore and that's also not to say Dan Quayle was the source. However, on 30th November 1988, The Los Angles Times printed the saying which is attributed to Dan Quayle.