Jon Sampson

Because big words impress no one.

Here’s a thesaurus that only suggests shorter words.

Simple wins :).

[via daring fireball]

Jon

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2 responses to “Because big words impress no one.”

  1. RC of strangeculture

    I like the idea, personally I like using the “right word” rather than the shortest or longest…

    Here’s your post with the Ironic Sans: Thsrs when given options I chose the shortest…

    “Here’s a wordbook that but runs gyper rows.”

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  2. Jon

    I hear ya. That’s why you use a thesaurus as a reference, not something that writes a paper for you. There’s always the human element needed. That’s why I say “simple wins.” My sentence is simpler, but it may not be shorter :).

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