It's time to learn English \ "Brevity is the soul of wit" - what does it mean?
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oh hello there how nice to see you today
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this is Mr Duncan in England
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I am here once more talking to you about
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that wonderful thing we call
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the English language and of course
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English is a wonderful language
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I love it so much
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and I have a feeling you do as well
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today we are looking at a very interesting phrase
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it was coined by a very famous playwright
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called William Shakespeare
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the phrase is 'brevity is the soul of wit'
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if you have something to say to another person
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quite often it is a good idea to keep it short
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don't use too many words
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if only two words will do
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use two words
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keep it succinct keep it short
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don't gabble, don't talk for too long
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like I am right now
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brevity is the soul of wit
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thank you for watching
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see you again soon
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and of course
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ta ta for now.
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