The more you explain it, the more I don`t understand it!... Mark Twain...... What do you think?

Question

The more you explain it, the more I don`t understand it!... Mark Twain...... What do you think?

Answer 1

A recent example of what I think he meant: a Ministry of Defence Establishment near here was found to be responsible for the electrics of passing cars playing up. An explanation given by the director of the establishment was published in the local paper. It was in extremely technical terms, comprehensible to only the most highly qualified electronic engineers. The more one read, the more mystified one became. The reporter added sarcastically 'Unfortunately no one was available to explain the explanation'!

Answer 2

Yes, a simple explanation is better than a long verbose one.

Answer 3

I understand it but, I don't know why !!! x

Answer 4

When one thing have been said over and over again, it tends to lose its value, and it confuses you even more.

Answer 5

Let me quote for you the words of Mr. Me.

"When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control.Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended,and sphinx-like.Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less.The more you say,the more likely you are to say something foolish."

                         - Mr. Me

Answer 6

The longer you go on with an explanation the more you get into rhetoric. A simple explanation of few words is enough. Enuff said.

Answer 7

simplicity is best.

Answer 8

It can be accurate to describe a lot of conversations.  

Take myself and cars.  If I'm going to test drive a sports car, tell me the shift pattern, but if you go into gear ratios and hydraulic overdrives and vertical clutch repositors, and aluminum-framed ramjet desonifiers, you've lost me.  My knowledge of cars is limited to what I need to do while in the driver's seat, I don't want to know about the under-the-hood voodoo.

I think it was Twain's way of saying STFU.