Re:Write like you talk
by ebt on Sunday October 25, 2015 @10:45PM
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This whole idea and article leave me speechless (sic).
Talking and writing are two different mediums. Never heard of Marshall MacLuhan?
I curse a lot, at home, where I live alone. As soon as I step out the door I talk differently to my neighbors. I also adopt a different voice when I visit my family in another state. And then another when talking to co-workers.
So which of those should I write in?
Try putting "fucking" in the HN search bar. The top article I get is "Fucking Sue Me" with 689 points. Great.
I can't begin to express how irritating it is to read such articles/blog posts with "fucking" all over the text, even thought at home I probably say that word 10-20 times a day. But I'm not writing that for others to read.
And then we have this gem from PG:
"Informal language is the athletic clothing of ideas."
Really? If I talked like that to my friends or co-workers they'd be laughing at me for days.
To "write like I talk" I'd say: "what an arrogant fucking stupid shit statement."
Talking and writing are two different mediums. Never heard of Marshall MacLuhan?
I curse a lot, at home, where I live alone. As soon as I step out the door I talk differently to my neighbors. I also adopt a different voice when I visit my family in another state. And then another when talking to co-workers.
So which of those should I write in?
Try putting "fucking" in the HN search bar. The top article I get is "Fucking Sue Me" with 689 points. Great.
I can't begin to express how irritating it is to read such articles/blog posts with "fucking" all over the text, even thought at home I probably say that word 10-20 times a day. But I'm not writing that for others to read.
And then we have this gem from PG:
"Informal language is the athletic clothing of ideas."
Really? If I talked like that to my friends or co-workers they'd be laughing at me for days.
To "write like I talk" I'd say: "what an arrogant fucking stupid shit statement."
Good bye HN.