Every language reflects the character of the people who speak it. Those from the Francophonie revel in elegant vagueness; Germans are determined that the sentence will be comprehensive, no matter how long or awkward. For their part, those who write English well admire and prioritise two things. The first is economy of expression. That is not the same thing as just writing short sentences. Like this. Rather, it is the ability to communicate the most in the simplest way. The second is courtesy: it is the job of the writer to do the difficult work of creating excellent analysis. The reader should not have to struggle to understand or re-read sentences. All should be self-evident.