Patterns in Confusing Explanations
One tip I picked up a while back is to be aware of the number of `it`s and other pronouns used. I realized that when my explanation were getting lengthy, I was tempted to avoid duplication by referring to previously mentioned nouns as `it`s, `they`s etc. This practice led to some very confusing sentences, where each `it` meant a different thing.My explanations got noticeably clearer once I started replacing the pronouns with whatever they would refer to instead. Sometimes I also add an additional noun ("this practice") to make the pronoun clearer.I still overuse pronouns sometimes, but when I want to be extra sure my point gets across, I'm trying to limit them as much as I can.