Isn't E-Prime just using a sledgehammer to kill a fly?

From: Martin Anso (martinanso@xtra.co.nz)
Date: Fri Jul 09 1999 - 13:39:58 MDT

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E-Prime seems to me to be overly complicated compared to the alternative
of developing our thinking to the point that all participants in a
communication know that their contributions are subjective. i.e., when
I say "She is beautiful" I know, and expect others to recognise that I
consider her beautiful, not that she is objectively beautiful.

Just a thought.

Martin Anso

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