Clever Quote by Teresa Monachino

How come abbreviated is such a long word?

— Steven Wright

The word abbreviation sure is long for what it means.

— Zach Galifianakis

“Why use long words when short ones will do? Not all readers have been to college or university.”

— Ken Scott

They write them long because they can't write them short.

— Raymond Chandler

It's not the length of the word; it's how well you use it!

— Rachel Vincent

“Never is too long a word even for me...”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Confusions in life: Why is the word ABBREVIATION too long? If a TURTLE loses his shell, is it Naked or Homeless? If OLIVE OIL…

— Pacifiersucker

Cause somewhere in the Quizling Clinic, there's a shorthand typist taking seconds over minutes.

— Elvis Costello

“short letters take a long time to write,”

— Marc Cameron

I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose.

— Anonymous

“He also thought that ‘abbreviation’ was too long for its meaning, that ‘monosyllabic’ should have one syllable, ‘dyslexic’ should be renamed ‘O’ and ‘unspeakable’…

— Jasper Fforde

Those who run to long words are mainly the unskillful and tasteless; they confuse pomposity with dignity, flaccidity with ease, and bulk with force.

— Henry Watson Fowler