lukeprog comments on Rhetoric for the Good - Less Wrong

49 Post author: lukeprog 26 October 2011 06:52PM

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Comment author: Logos01 25 October 2011 05:29:01PM 5 points [-]

Write like you talk. When possible, use small, old, Germanic words.

Oh dear. Those two goals are ... contradictory for me. I've had the fact that "people don't talk like that, {Logos01}" stated to me on more occassions than I care to recall.

Comment author: lukeprog 25 October 2011 06:10:53PM -1 points [-]

Maybe what i mean is "Write in plain talk." I'll change it.

Comment author: Logos01 25 October 2011 06:19:39PM -1 points [-]

It's a challenge.

Comment author: [deleted] 25 October 2011 09:16:38PM *  0 points [-]

Is it a challenge you want to beat?

EDIT: Sorry, stupid thing to ask.