gjm comments on Firewalling the Optimal from the Rational - Less Wrong

86 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 08 October 2012 08:01AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 08 October 2012 10:21:21PM 0 points [-]

Is “art music (popularly known as ‘classical music’)” concise enough?

Comment author: gjm 08 October 2012 10:55:36PM 2 points [-]

It's about as concise as the version that puts "classical" first and qualifies it. I prefer to start with the term that will be more widely understood, and then (when necessary) add the qualifier that lets experts know I'm well informed, rather than starting with the term that pleases experts, and then (almost always) adding the qualifier that lets muggles understand what I mean. Others' mileage may vary!