Which one would you prefer to read in your documentation?

• the ways that I can let you know what I am thinking that will help you know what I am thinking better
• effective communication

The first phrase doesn't use a word over 8 letters, and only three words are six letters or more. Every word is one that a second-grader would know what it means. It's also 22 words long.

The second phrase, however, is only two words long - 9 letters and 13 letters respectively. Both are words that I wouldn't expect a child in fourth grade to know. Oh, and the second phrase still contains a more precise meaning than the first phrase.

That's what map and grep and $_ do for you. Succinct communication is often more effective communication.