This was a very helpful review to remind us of the importance of concise, uncomplicated grammer and writing. We often are underthe impression that to state our point intelligently, we must bog it down with big words, additional phrases and emotion; When in fact this can be a distraction and keep persons from understanding the whole point of the sentence anyway. So while I agree with this, does this then tell our students that they should not expand their vocabulary and use it? Does the utilization of compound words always distract? Should it not be on a case by case… >>>