Long winded or necessarily precise?

Question

I may be wrong, but it's my belief that some people, more often than not, determine something to be long winded not by the content therein, but by the length thereof.

Some statements are long winded, but not all concepts are best conveyed in simple forms.

The use of labels like longwinded and ostentatious are tiring after a while, though some of us can self-deprecate about them.

I think too many people haven't a clue of what long-winded truly is.

I expect several to call this long-winded, which is ok, just so long as they are witty, if not, such answers will truly be a waste of space.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I've never thought about it in exactly this way, but I think that there are many situations where statements tend to be repititious, and that feels long-winded. I consider myself to be a verbose person, for example, and I have noticed that I often repeat myself, simply because I am still trying to figure out the best way to say something. By about the third time of saying it, I have usually expressed myself in the way that I want, but my listener might have caught my meaning on the first time. That's long-winded, I think.

So, in short, perhaps longwindedness has to do with repitition rather than content.

Answer 3

I think long winded means you have made your point several times over and are labouring it. There is nothing wrong with long "windiness" if you keep engaging the listener/reader with your comments. The best orators can. I don't know where the phrase came from but it suggests the person is using their wind pipes for too long and is beginning to drone on.....much like me so I'll just submit this.....

Answer 4

This question seemed rather long winded. But I'm sure this is alright when one realizes you were only trying to get your put across in a way most folks would understand. For this, I thank you.

Answer 5

You may be right in some cases, but by being redundant, repeating yourself, and saying the same thing over and over again, you ARE being long-winded.

Answer 6

Not so. You could write reams and not be long winded if that is what it takes to explain what you want to convey.

Long winded means going on and on and on and on (like this) long after you have conveyed what you have to say.

Your comments were succinct.

Answer 7

I think long-winded is repeating or paraphrasing one idea again and again.

Answer 8

"Verbose"