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kleinbl00  ·  2197 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, I have a language question

We're speaking at cross-purposes. I'm tired. I missed you arguing primarily that "speech" (for purposes of creative writing) and speech (for communication) are different. Sorry. I agree with that 100%.

My primary argument pretty much comes down to this:

    When in doubt I usually just go with what is easiest to understand

And when it's so impossible to understand that you have to take a survey to determine how to move forward, nobody is going to go with it. Where you said "accept the tools you're working with" I thought you were arguing that if people talk that way, you have to figure out a way to write it.

Carry on.