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When one is enough, why give two?






Lapses and delays are inevitable when it comes to implementing new policies.

The above is one of the sentences in a Notice/Advertisement/Advertorial of the Government in a popular national English daily.

The sentence can be recast with fewer words without any change in meaning as follows:-

Lapses and delays are inevitable when implementing new policies.

When fewer words are used, fewer mistakes will be committed, and your readers will need lesser time to understand you.