Response to Mark Twain on blogging

The letter Mark Twain writes to D.W. Bowser relates to modern language even today. He comments on how Bowser uses plain, simple language. Twain believes this is how you are supposed to write. It is completely unnecessary to use long, descriptive sentences when it is possible to sum up a point in a few words. He believes "fluff" is a bad thing. The fluff he is referring to is the extras in the sentence used to lengthen them and make them seem more complex. In reality, the sentences are only getting more confusing and they stray further from the original main point. Twain also sees this way of writing as a habit that can become permanent. He is right. Today many students are taught to be descriptive in what they are writing. What makes matters worse is the minimum page requirement in papers. The pressure of a "minimum" amount of pages that have to be written is more than you would think. This can cause students to write lengthy sentences and to add unnecessary and irrelevant information. Blogs usually never have what Mark Twain considers fluff. Usually when people blog, they write whatever is on their mind. There is no need for writing long and descriptive sentences unless you really want to. With no complexity, the original idea of an author can be almost completely understandable. Blogs can be more precise than papers.