Verbose Writing Criticism

Comments criticize posts or statements for using excessive words to convey little or no meaningful content, often calling them 'word salad' or echoing memes like 'why use many words when few do trick'.

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Keywords

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Sample Comments

danharaj • Jan 23, 2016 • View on HN

you didn't have to use so many words

gjvc • Feb 12, 2025 • View on HN

word salad. write less but say more.

horns4lyfe • Jun 15, 2025 • View on HN

That’s a lot of words to say nothing

wiseowise • May 17, 2023 • View on HN

That’s a lot of words to say nothing.

bradwood • Feb 7, 2020 • View on HN

Sounds like a lot of words amounting to nothing...

Nullabillity • Aug 13, 2024 • View on HN

That's a lot of words to say nothing.

alphabettsy • Feb 16, 2022 • View on HN

Seems like a lot of words that don’t say anything.

BasDirks • May 1, 2014 • View on HN

So many words, so little sense.

fragmede • Nov 11, 2025 • View on HN

You waste time when few word do trick

chrismarlow9 • Feb 3, 2025 • View on HN

That's some fancy words friend.