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RE: Vocab-ability–23 (brev, bri = short) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Brief
I prefer to have a brief lunch-break, otherwise I'd lose myself into activities that would overly distract me and zone me out from my main focus on work.Brevity
Brevity is not my father's best quality: whatever he is discussing he lose himself into inane details and he goes tangents.Abbreviate
I hate when Anglo- Saxons use acronyms or abbreviate words: language is a free key to communicate in a variety of codes and I dislike to save in expression.Abridge
My supervisor showed his disapproval when I abridged the field mission to attend an art exhibition in another town, demonstrating not professional priorities.
"Abridge" is used to shorten some THING, such as a book or a story. We usually do not use it when we talk about shortening time.
Cheers for the feedback