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← If you simplify your English, a stupid remark becomes obviously stupid, even to yourself.

15 connected korrents · 13 moments from 1 Apr 1946 to 26 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under language learning language learning Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: If you simplify your English, a stupid remark becomes obviously stupid, even to yourself. If you simplify your English, a stupidremark becomes obviously stupid, even toyourself. Last stated 81 years ago 1 Apr 1946 GO George Orwell — holds since 1946-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sloppy language makes foolish thoughts easier, and getting rid of bad writing habits lets you think more clearly. — tap to centre the map on it Sloppy language makes foolishthoughts easier, and getting rid ofbad writing habits lets you thinkmore clearly. Last stated 81 years ago 1 Apr 1946 GO George Orwell — holds since 1946-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The pointless irregularities of English should be repaired. — tap to centre the map on it The pointless irregularities ofEnglish should be repaired. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Dec 2022 DC Douglas Crockford — holds since 2022-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: What stops people speaking a new language is not missing vocabulary; it is being unwilling to be heard sounding stupid. — tap to centre the map on it What stops people speaking a newlanguage is not missing vocabulary;it is being unwilling to be heardsounding stupid. Last stated 14 years ago by 12 Oct 2012 BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2012-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Simplifying a language's grammar makes it more imperfect, unlike simplifying a machine — tap to centre the map on it Simplifying a language's grammarmakes it more imperfect, unlikesimplifying a machine AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Canceling people for using the wrong pronoun was dumb. — tap to centre the map on it Canceling people for using the wrongpronoun was dumb. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Saying ‘you don’t have one brain, you have two’ is an oversimplification. — tap to centre the map on it Saying ‘you don’t have one brain,you have two’ is anoversimplification. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 LB Lisa Feldman Barrett — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portrayBlack life truly, and white peoplefrom a Black standpoint AC Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers withgenerated prose instead of links isnot a web browser but an anti-webbrowser, and it hides thatsubstitution from the person usingit. Last stated a year ago 22 Oct 2025 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it A certain kind of financial struggleoften serves as a catalyst forwriters to produce great works. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Oct 2024 WY Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a workingwriter's career, barring a broadersocietal collapse. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it AI writing tools can be used forediting help without letting themtake over work that has personalmeaning. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated text allows authors to produce work much faster, which may lead to a shorter shelf life for most titles. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated text allows authors toproduce work much faster, which maylead to a shorter shelf life formost titles. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 JS Jennifer Shahade — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Great designers make it look easy, and the ease is mostly an illusion: the conversational tone of good writing comes on the eighth rewrite. — tap to centre the map on it Great designers make it look easy,and the ease is mostly an illusion:the conversational tone of goodwriting comes on the eighth rewrite. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Models will not learn to write maintainable code from today’s benchmarks, because the cost of bad architecture cannot be measured by running the unit tests — it arrives three to six months later. — tap to centre the map on it Models will not learn to writemaintainable code from today’sbenchmarks, because the cost of badarchitecture cannot be measured byrunning the unit tests — it arrivesthree to six months later. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Standard word processors are poorly suited for complex, long-form writing. — tap to centre the map on it Standard word processors are poorlysuited for complex, long-formwriting. Last stated 9 months ago 3 Feb 2026 SJ Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-02-03 — tap for who they are
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At the centre If you simplify your English, a stupid remark becomes obviously stupid, even to yourself. Last stated 1 Apr 1946 · 81 years ago Holds George Orwell Read this korrent →