Am I the only one to find that using only the 1,000 most common words actually makes thing harder to understand? The writer ends up having to use convoluted paraphrases to refer to things where a precise, well defined and well understood word exists but it's not part of the top 1,000.
Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
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Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#32Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#33Am I the only one to find that using only the 1,000 most common words actually makes thing harder to understand? The writer ends up having to use convoluted paraphrases to refer to things where a precise, well defined and well understood word exists but it's not part of the top 1,000.
Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
I should of read everything first and would of saw the reference already made... My bad
Just a small nit: The words sound alike but they mean different things. You should have read everything, then you would have seen the reference. Source: grammer.
Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#35Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#36How about a thing that changes less well known words and puts in easier words?
Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just a small nit: The words sound alike but they mean different things. You should have read everything, then you would have seen the reference. Source: grammer.
Just a small nit: The words sound alike but they mean different things. "Grammer" is a German company making automotive components. "Grammar" is the thing with words'n sentences'n shit. Just sayin' ;)
Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#38Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#39A similar editor was made for the book Thing Explainer[1] by Randal Munroe from XKCD. A book that explains all kinds of different things, from space shuttles to microwaves using the top 1000 common English words. [1] https://xkcd.com/thing-explainer/
Re: Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
#40How about a standard translator that takes generally accepted conversions of more complex language constructs into simpler language? How about a thing that changes less well known words and puts in easier words?