Important Analysis: "simultaneously" vs. "at the same time" and "adjacent" vs. "next to"

Next time you want to use a big word in place of a small one, you might want to make sure that the word is:
1)more efficient
2)more descriptive

For example let´s look at two cases:

The first case:

Should "simultaneously" be used or "at the same time"?

"simultaneously" has 14 characters and 6 syllables.

"at the same time" used 16 characters, counting spaces, and 4 syllables.

The former uses less paper, the latter uses less ink.

Conclusion: use "simultaneously" when speaking, and "at the same time" when writing unless you have a paper shortage.

The second case"

Should "adjacent" be used or "next to"?

"adjacent" uses 8 characters and 3 syllables.

"next to" uses 7 characters and 2 syllables.

There is no reason what-so-ever to use adjacent unless you want to sound smart or add variety to your paper.

Since both words are equally descriptive there is no reason to use one over the other in either case for this reason.

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