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Use when writing prose humans will read—documentation, commit messages, error messages, explanations, reports, or UI text. Applies Strunk's timeless rules for clearer, stronger, more professional writing.
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Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
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Use when building, designing, or coding Azure Logic Apps Consumption workflows - covers architecture patterns, Code View JSON conventions, error handling, performance optimization, security, naming conventions, and deployment best practices
| name | writing-clearly-and-concisely |
| description | Use when writing prose humans will read—documentation, commit messages, error messages, explanations, reports, or UI text. Applies Strunk's timeless rules for clearer, stronger, more professional writing. |
Write with clarity and force. This skill covers what to do (Strunk) and what not to do (AI patterns).
Use this skill whenever you write prose for humans:
If you're writing sentences for a human to read, use this skill.
When context is tight:
Loading a single section (~1,000-4,500 tokens) instead of everything saves significant context.
William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style (1918) teaches you to write clearly and cut ruthlessly.
Elementary Rules of Usage (Grammar/Punctuation):
Elementary Principles of Composition:
The rules above are summarized from Strunk's original text. For complete explanations with examples:
| Section | File | ~Tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Grammar, punctuation, comma rules | elements-of-style/02-elementary-rules-of-usage.md | 2,500 |
| Paragraph structure, active voice, concision | elements-of-style/03-elementary-principles-of-composition.md | 4,500 |
| Headings, quotations, formatting | elements-of-style/04-a-few-matters-of-form.md | 1,000 |
| Word choice, common errors | elements-of-style/05-words-and-expressions-commonly-misused.md | 4,000 |
Most tasks need only elements-of-style/03-elementary-principles-of-composition.md — it covers active voice, positive form, concrete language, and omitting needless words.
LLMs regress to statistical means, producing generic, puffy prose. Avoid:
Be specific, not grandiose. Say what it actually does.
For comprehensive research on why these patterns occur, see signs-of-ai-writing.md. Wikipedia editors developed this guide to detect AI-generated submissions — their patterns are well-documented and field-tested.
Writing for humans? Load the relevant section from elements-of-style/ and apply the rules. For most tasks, elements-of-style/03-elementary-principles-of-composition.md covers what matters most.
