I have claimed an affinity for laconic speech. My favourite example is this:
Philip II of Macedon sent a message to Sparta;
You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city.”
The Spartan ephors sent back a one word reply:
If”.
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