Eschew obfuscation
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Eschew obfuscation, also stated as: "eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation", is a common humorous saying of English teachers and professors when lecturing about proper writing techniques.
Literally, the meaning is "avoid unclarity, adopt clarity", but the extremely uncommon usage of the words in the English language, as well as the fact that their very usage causes confusion and unclarity, make the phrase a prime example of irony.
The linguist Paul Grice used the phrase in his Maxim of Manner.
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