Express the route clearly
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A student association asked Leila to rewrite its guide to reserving rehearsal rooms. Her articulation of the process improved when she explained who should send each request and when a reply would arrive. The editor praised the perspicuity of the revised wording and the lucidity of its worked example, using two overlapping terms for clarity and ease of understanding. Neither compliment meant that the process itself had become simpler; the guide now made its existing steps easier to grasp.
Leila tested her articulation by asking a new member to explain the booking process back to her in his own words. One sentence still lacked perspicuity because its pronoun could refer to either the organizer or the caretaker. Naming the caretaker restored lucidity without adding much length to the page. The exercise showed that clear expression depends on what readers can understand, not on whether a writer uses short words or receives praise from someone already familiar with the procedure.
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Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
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