Re:Alephic Writing Style Guide
by suddenlybananas on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @06:47AM
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I find it remarkable that it's that hard for you.
They do not say it was hard. There is a difference between being hard and requiring 0.5 second more of thinking, which can and does disrupt the reading flow.
Exactly this. I actually think it’s exactly the opposite of assuming your audience is a stupid: it’s respecting them enough to do the work yourself instead of offloading to them. I’ll die on the hill that 19th century referring to the 1800s is fundamentally unintuitive.
Re:Alephic Writing Style Guide
by suddenlybananas on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @09:45AM
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It shouldn't take 0.5 seconds of thinking, unless you're a total historical illiterate.
It's not that hard with "20th century" which I'm conditioned to map to "last century" immediately, but when someone did something in the 17th century I first think "Oh like 1750-ish" and then I realize I'm a century off, and it disrupts my reading flow.