Because big words impress no one. July 9, 2008 Jon Here’s a thesaurus that only suggests shorter words. Simple wins :). [via daring fireball] Advertisements Share this:FacebookEmailTwitter Related Because big words impress no one.
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.” July 21, 2008 at 2:59 pm Reply
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 :). September 4, 2008 at 11:23 am Reply
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.”
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 :).