Originally Posted by: earthman buckI disagree. I may not be very good at it, but I find less words are easier to work with. It's just how my mind works. When it's a nice day, I think "what a nice day," not "O! 'Tis a splendrous day; the scent of youth rides high on the ephemeral wind!"

Everyone's mind works that way, true. But when describing situations to a reader, ones natural inclination is typically to make sure he makes the picture as clear as possible, which leads to wordiness.