Need feedback on "Use small chunks of text"

Hi COGA TF,

Thank you for all the great feedback on the Design Requirement *"Use small
chunks of text".*  I've made changes based on your comments.

I still need your feedback on one part.  In the Details section, there is a
question:

   - *"What is a short paragraph?" *
   - *Draft Answer: *"In English, if you have a paragraph of more than 50
   words, see if it could be broken up into two paragraphs."

I'm worried that if we just say "short paragraphs" that people won't write
content that is easy to understand. Can you help me find the best way to
answer this question: *"What is a short paragraph?"*

Do you know of any COGA research that could guide us in answering this
question?  Is there a reality check we could suggest?  Something like "If
your paragraph has more than X words, double-check to make sure it only
covers one point?"  Or something like "If your paragraph has more than Y
sentences, double-check to make sure it only covers one point?"

Please add your ideas in the Google Doc (or in email)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WcfVALVq8PS9CLXUuAfV9Op0wXvI2yJYedj5jO23GTk/edit#heading=h.n3p4akmtiy7n

Best,
Glenda

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