atw: Re: Frameworks
- From: "Craig Bligh" <Craig.Bligh@xxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:27:28 +1000
OK, hands up how many times you've rewritten a passive, weasel-word
sentence, only to find out that's not what the writer 'meant'? It's
funny how many people duck for cover as soon as you take away the crap
and put actors into the sentence. It suddenly makes people accountable.
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Speaking of "better" words, why not just make one up.
I was confronted with the following doozy today - an example of
thesaurus- driven spanglish - and I must confess was rather charmed by
it.
...merchants are inabilitated for online processing...
Surprisingly enough, I always know exactly what this guy is talking
about despite some of the words and constructions he uses - his attempts
to convey meaning and his precision in capturing the essence of what's
going on are usually very successful, if slightly unconventional.
Margaret
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