One thing I learn from read “How to Read Like a Writer” was how to keep sentences going without them being considered run-on sentences; or to cut down on wordage in some cases or to slightly change his train of thought. It also eliminates a lot of the boring wordage you don’t want to read. One example of this is when he says
“Genre means a few different things in college English classes, but
it’s most often used to indicate the type of writing: a poem, a newspaper article, an essay, a short story, a novel, a legal brief, an instruction
manual, etc.” pg.77
In this quote he makes use of the colon to cut down on wordage and keep one thought going without stopping the sentence. He also makes use of italics here to stress how you think of saying the word “type” in your mind. I plan to try and incorporate this in my own writing along with with some other things mention in this text.
I like your perspective and didn’t see it that way till now, especially when you used “boring wordage” and how it basically keeps the reader focused and also grammatically appropriate.
It’s definitely important to cut down on unnecessary writing and keep things understandable and to the point.
You have not understood the passage that you quoted! And your response is not clearly written.