I guess I’m remembering wrong, but the paragraphs (and even sentences) were indeed of remarkable size

Isn’t it all a single paragraph?

Is there a name for this kind of shortening? I feel like it used to be uncommon in English, but is becoming more common lately. Ones that I’ve seen used recently include secdef and opsec.

I was assigned the Poetics in my freshman English class, is that atypical now?

Why isn’t there a half-time version of #3 (analogous to the relationship between #2 and #1)? Many responses here suggest #1 and #2 are equivalent with no significant musical distinction; do those who favor #3 not have a similar alternative?

How do you say +2025 or -323 out loud? “Plus” and “minus”? I’ve seen them in writing but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say them.

What is your second book about?

Isn’t it written in katakana just because it’s a plant product? That is typical for the names of fruit and so forth that derive from Chinese.