e-prime - View Single Post - Argument #10: e-prime doesn't improve one's writing ability

primus · 11-12-2006, 03:24 AM

Square's counter-argument:

Ad #10: Yes, but I still can't see the point. The word "to be" may become an alternative for virtually any other word, and its inherent ambigousness doesn't help very much. People skilled in E-Prime use could still use various of different expressions, not having to resort to substituting previously used ones for a mere "to be".

11-12-2006, 03:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
primus Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 10	Square's counter-argument: Ad #10: Yes, but I still can't see the point. The word "to be" may become an alternative for virtually any other word, and its inherent ambigousness doesn't help very much. People skilled in E-Prime use could still use various of different expressions, not having to resort to substituting previously used ones for a mere "to be".