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post #1 of 6
4/27/11 at 2:40am
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A link and another.

Are you guilty of gobbletygook or unnecessary latinization? I know from time to time I am. I think the call of one-upsmanship gets the best of my sometimes, but I've been trying to combat it as best I can.
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post #2 of 6
5/2/11 at 3:11am
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Bumping to report that this thread somehow got 84 views, 5 stars and no comments.
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post #3 of 6
5/2/11 at 7:43am
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Bumping to report that this thread somehow got 84 views, 5 stars and no comments.

All of which probably came from you.
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post #4 of 6
5/2/11 at 12:15pm
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All of which probably came from you.

Oh? you can rate your own threads? I didn't know... this changes everything! Anyway. Any views on the subject? I'm not nearly so dedicated to the cause as these guys, bit I've really started thinking about how I write.
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post #5 of 6
5/2/11 at 12:23pm
I subscribe to Bryan Garners usage tip of day, and of course his book Modern Usage is a must. He is vigilant in the good fight.
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post #6 of 6
5/2/11 at 12:34pm
I once heard a saying something like "he talks like a bar mitzva boy" suggesting that young jewish boys used very complex and unnecessarily sophisticated vocabulary. I recognized that that was the case with myself, and took to simplifying my language. on top of that - I spend at least half my time with people who speak English as a second (or third) language. I use very simple straightforward language and grammar.
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