Does brief really mean short?
There are this books called
a brief guide to writing academics
a brief guide to writing from readings
a brief guide to business classics
as far as I know brief means a piece of writing that doesn't contain too many words
how can a book be brief?
also there are some blogs like
brief history of computer
brief history of electricity
brief information on independence day etc etc.
which are also long.
so how does brief mean short in words
Top answer
Think of it this way. Let's talk about a subject called X. If all information about X consists of 1,000 books, then we can call a one-book guide to X a Brief Guide to X.
- Think of it this way.
- Let's talk about a subject called X.
- If all information about X consists of 1,000 books, then we can call a one-book guide to X a Brief Guide to X.
- If all information about X consists of 2 books, then we can't really call a one-book guide to X a Brief Guide to X.
- Instead, a Brief Guide to X might consist of a few pages.
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Think of it this way.
Let's talk about a subject called X.
If all information about X consists of 1,000 books, then we can call a one-book guide to X a Brief Guide to X.
If all information about X consists of 2 books, then we can't really call a one-book guide to X a Brief Guide to X. Instead, a Brief Guide to X might consist of a few pages.
(Another word you could use
0The adjective means "of short duration". The noun is a concise report or account. The adjective "brief" in titles is often slightly tongue-in-cheek, sometimes even ironic. Hawking's Brief History of Time is a good example.
A book can be brief by comparison if it only superficially covers a large topic. I use my History of Art as a stepstool.
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