Re:Hemingway makes your writing bold and clear
by hluska on Wednesday February 12, 2014 @12:36PM
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It's kind of like A/B testing. A blue button isn't wrong, but a green button coverts better.
Language is the same. If your goal is to communicate, the most easily understood choice is best. Some grammatical quirks do nothing to hinder comprehension and don't need to be pointed out (ie - less/fewer). Others are far more toxic.
Re:Hemingway makes your writing bold and clear
by MaysonL on Thursday February 13, 2014 @02:47PM
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However, grammatical quirks which don't hinder comprehension still act as signals of status. Using "less" where "fewer" is more correct, or vice versa, will definitely hinder acceptnce of the message by many, regardless of its comprehensibility.
When something was both not historically incorrect, and not considered incorrect by many current people, the arguments people make about it being wrong starts to crumble slightly.