Sorry for the shot across the bow. Of course, as a golf course architect, I have never been subject to such verbal abuse.....
I made the comment recalling how Ron Whitten came to the writing profession from a legal background, and had to work hard to get into a brief, popular, writing style.
If Bob Jones could overcome the tendency in his profession to write long instead of short, it does indicate a brilliant mind. Or some good english teachers in his school years.
I know that the legal profession is now trying to reform its wordy ways. So is the architectural profession - if you have ever read spec books, you know they are the worst offenders. USA Today continues to extend its journalistic influence.....
I have often thought that the longer the spec (or legal brief) the less concrete the writer actually has to say. Of as my father used to say, "If you can't express it briefly, its probably not a good idea"