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I normally like Grammar Girl, but I totally disagree with this. By all means, let's curtail our vocabulary so we can all contribute to the dumbing down of America. \ud83d\ude44 <\/p>

When I write, I use the words I think are best suited to convey meaning and establish flow and rhythm. My own vocabulary grew with reading (which is why I sometimes mispronounce things, having learned a word in written context before hearing it spoken). <\/p>

1\/2<\/p>

#Writing<\/a> #GrammarGirl<\/a> #WritingCraft<\/a> #Writers<\/a> #WritingCommunity<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/@Nichelle\/114908989458299520","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-07-24:objectType=thread:nonce=a74bd20c26228e98","notice_info":{"local_id":"10597578","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"10597574"}},"published":"2025-07-24T16:40:54+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"silver_huskey repeated a notice by Nichelle","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/fandom.ink\/users\/silver_huskey\/statuses\/114909198978104247\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/zirk.us\/users\/grammargirl","displayName":"Mignon Fogarty","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/85932-original-tmp20231022223331.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/85932-96-20231102085921.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/85932-48-20231024091441.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/85932-24-20231102085921.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"85932"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/85932-96-20231102085921.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Grammar Girl. Podcaster. New York Times bestselling author. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. California. she\/her#AmWriting 6\/23 Grammar Girl podcast#AmReading Long Live Evil (Brennan)","url":"https:\/\/zirk.us\/@grammargirl","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"grammargirl","displayName":"Mignon Fogarty","note":"Grammar Girl. Podcaster. New York Times bestselling author. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. California. she\/her#AmWriting 6\/23 Grammar Girl podcast#AmReading Long Live Evil (Brennan)"}},"content":"

I learned the most amazing fact from Anne Greene's new book \"Writing Science in Plain English\" \u2014 the human retina can only process about 7 letters at a time. <\/p>

That means you have to focus on longer words twice before you can process them. It's another good reason to use shorter words!<\/p>

WATCH: https:\/\/youtu.be\/o3sIlmITE4w<\/a><\/p>

READ: https:\/\/grammar-girl.simplecast.com\/episodes\/greene\/transcript<\/a><\/p>

LISTEN: https:\/\/pod.link\/173429229<\/a><\/p>

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I learned the most amazing fact from Anne Greene's new book \"Writing Science in Plain English\" \u2014 the human retina can only process about 7 letters at a time. <\/p>

That means you have to focus on longer words twice before you can process them. It's another good reason to use shorter words!<\/p>

WATCH: https:\/\/youtu.be\/o3sIlmITE4w<\/a><\/p>

READ: https:\/\/grammar-girl.simplecast.com\/episodes\/greene\/transcript<\/a><\/p>

LISTEN: https:\/\/pod.link\/173429229<\/a><\/p>

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I normally like Grammar Girl, but I totally disagree with this. By all means, let's curtail our vocabulary so we can all contribute to the dumbing down of America. \ud83d\ude44 <\/p>

When I write, I use the words I think are best suited to convey meaning and establish flow and rhythm. My own vocabulary grew with reading (which is why I sometimes mispronounce things, having learned a word in written context before hearing it spoken). <\/p>

1\/2<\/p>

#Writing<\/a> #GrammarGirl<\/a> #WritingCraft<\/a> #Writers<\/a> #WritingCommunity<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/Nichelle\/statuses\/114908989458299520","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/Nichelle\/statuses\/114908989458299520","objectType":"note","content":"

I normally like Grammar Girl, but I totally disagree with this. By all means, let's curtail our vocabulary so we can all contribute to the dumbing down of America. \ud83d\ude44 <\/p>

When I write, I use the words I think are best suited to convey meaning and establish flow and rhythm. My own vocabulary grew with reading (which is why I sometimes mispronounce things, having learned a word in written context before hearing it spoken). <\/p>

1\/2<\/p>

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AI is already killing authors' voices. Let's not self-mutilate our prose in order to hit some imaginary standard of optimal reading time. Maybe it's a good thing for a reader to have to slow down and think about what they are reading, instead of swallowing it whole without reflection.<\/p>

Do not listen to all the writing advice you hear. Think about it before you take it into your own craft.<\/p>

2\/2<\/p>

[Edit: replaced a word with a better one]<\/p>

#Writing<\/a> #GrammarGirl<\/a> #WritingCraft<\/a> #Writing<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/Nichelle\/statuses\/114908998414995093","object":{"id":"https:\/\/wandering.shop\/users\/Nichelle\/statuses\/114908998414995093","objectType":"note","content":"

AI is already killing authors' voices. Let's not self-mutilate our prose in order to hit some imaginary standard of optimal reading time. Maybe it's a good thing for a reader to have to slow down and think about what they are reading, instead of swallowing it whole without reflection.<\/p>

Do not listen to all the writing advice you hear. Think about it before you take it into your own craft.<\/p>

2\/2<\/p>

[Edit: replaced a word with a better one]<\/p>

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