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Terse vs Telegraphese - What's the difference?

terse | telegraphese |

As a verb terse

is .

As a noun telegraphese is

the terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegraph messages.

terse

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (obsolete) Polished, burnished; smooth; fine, neat, spruce.
  • (of speech or style) Brief, concise, to the point.
  • * 1907 , , title page:
    • "A consise and comprehensive dictionary of general knowledge consisting of over 16,000 terse and original articles on nearly all subjects discussed in larger encyclopaedias,"
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 4, author=Lewis Smith, work=the Guardian
    • , title= Queen's English Society says enuf is enough, innit? , passage=Having attempted to identify a role for the society and its magazine, Quest, "for the next 40 years", the society chairman, Rhea Williams, decided it was time to close. She announced the group's demise in a terse message to members following the annual meeting, which just 22 people attended.}}
  • Abruptly or brusquely short.

    • Synonyms

    * abrupt * brusque * concise * curt * succinct * laconic * See also

    Antonyms

    * verbose * prolix

    Derived terms

    * tersely * terseness

    Anagrams

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    telegraphese

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The terse, abbreviated writing style used in telegraph messages.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 21, author=Noam Cohen, title=Campaign Reporting in Under 140 Taps, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Despite the new gadgetry, these journalists are actually rediscovering telegraphese —? the clipped (ideally witty) style that flourished because of word limits imposed by an earlier technology, the telegraph. }}