Re: To be or not: An E-prime inquiry

Subject: Re: To be or not: An E-prime inquiry
From: Joel Broude <joel -at- RTFM -dot- CRAY -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 10:00:41 +0800

> I wrote this message without using any forms of "to be", except in text
> references. Can you draw any conclusions about the precision or the
> clarity of this message?

Well, since you asked ...


> I'd call E prime a worthwhile effort. My "is-less" writing conveyed more
> information in less words, with a crisper and sharper style (IMHO). I
^^^^^

Should be (hah!) 'fewer'.


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