It avoids verbose, convoluted language and jargon. Some programmers prefer the more succinct form over the semantically equivalent but more verbose form. It came increasingly to refer to condescending or verbose explanations. However, others have criticized Rice's writing style as both verbose and overly philosophical. Shaer singled out some examples of "verbose and unreadable writing". This is equivalent to the more verbose command&colon;find . Some are very compact but abstract, and some are verbose but straightforward and concrete. But in general he was no great orator, his speeches were lengthy and verbose. In "Hippolytus", speeches appear verbose and ungainly as if to underscore the limitations of language. Flag ("verbose") lists file names as they are extracted. A verbose and annotated version of the script appears on Bruce Schneier's web site. John of Fordun's narrative is more verbose. Early sound films were often noted for being too verbose. For large, long lived programs using verbose alternatives could contribute to bloat. Several passages in the novel exhibit Eugenides' obsession with "verbose voluptuousness".