There&#x27;s a great book that attacks dense writing and how to fix it [1].  It is a quick read.<p>For example the author takes this sentence:<p><i>Pelicans may also be vulnerable to direct oiling, but the lack of mortality data despite numerous spills in areas frequented by the species suggests that it practices avoidance.</i><p>... and turns it into this:<p><i>Pelicans seem to avoid oil spills by avoiding the oil.</i><p>[1] &quot;Revising Prose&quot;, Richard Lanham.  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;0321441699&#x2F;ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1944687642&amp;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&amp;pf_rd_t=201&amp;pf_rd_i=0205309445&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_r=0SAYZW7GHTB2B1N5FJ3X" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;0321441699&#x2F;ref=pd_lpo_sbs_d...</a>