JB/107/344/001

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1827 Apr. 8

Language Nomography

Ch Gods and Men Imperfections § Qualities desirable §§ Brevity 5. Redundancy

Classes of lawyers considered a member of
Uses of compound words
Different forms of compound words
Uses common to all compound words
Uses of compound words 1. Contributing to conciseness

1. Contributing to conciseness in this way by a single
word added to some principal can, the matter of a whole
clause in any sentence or number of a sentence, is saved.

2. Example from Const Code Example in J.B.'s draught of Constitutional Code Ch. IX
Members collectively §. 26 Architectural arrangements. Art. 4. or 5
"Of publicity in all cases, with the exception of those
"for secrecy-demanding cases which never have been nor
ever will be out of sight. Compare this form with that which
would be the result of the substituting to the word compound
word secrecy-demanding secrecy-requiring the any equivalent locution not at length then
concentrated — say for example, with the exception of the few cases
which require secrecy, and which have never been nor
ever will be &c In this latter case the sentence is comparatively
lengthy, dull and flat: not so easily either conceived
or retained as then what as in the other case has been so condensed, as above

3 Rule of brevity or say rule of condensation Rule — Rule of brevity or say Rule of condensation
Brevity — recommending Rule

An assemblage of ideas being given the degree in
which the ends of language are advanced is inversely as the
number of the words employed in giving expression to it.
against quality of matter condensed Note (*) in the several words being a bill
was supposed the same.

Identifier: | JB/107/344/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 107.
Date_1	1827-04-08	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-3
Box	107	Main Headings	nomography
Folio number	344	Info in main headings field	nomography
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1826
Marginals		Paper Producer	admiral pavel chichagov
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1826
Notes public		ID Number	35335
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