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Update (Reflex)
Feb. 7th, 2008 08:10 am
Word choice is important 101:
Grouping achieves the “big picture” needed to organize the data as readily as an outline, and can be less counterintuitive for some writers.
Oh noes big scary word! I can't get peer reviews if I use big scary words.
Grouping achieves the “big picture” needed to organize the data as readily as an outline, and can be less of a hassle for some writers.
Okay, good plain English, but it sounds kind of hostile and whiny; our professor reads these, too, and he's the one dispensing the grades.
Ah! Aha. I have it. Negative = positive, like so:
Grouping achieves the “big picture” needed to organize the data as readily as an outline, and can be more valuable for some writers.
I'm sure there's something wrong with "more valuable", but he won't notice. The other students can barely type. XD
Grouping achieves the “big picture” needed to organize the data as readily as an outline, and can be less counterintuitive for some writers.
Oh noes big scary word! I can't get peer reviews if I use big scary words.
Grouping achieves the “big picture” needed to organize the data as readily as an outline, and can be less of a hassle for some writers.
Okay, good plain English, but it sounds kind of hostile and whiny; our professor reads these, too, and he's the one dispensing the grades.
Ah! Aha. I have it. Negative = positive, like so:
Grouping achieves the “big picture” needed to organize the data as readily as an outline, and can be more valuable for some writers.
I'm sure there's something wrong with "more valuable", but he won't notice. The other students can barely type. XD
