[FRIAM] Abducktion

[thompnickson2 at gmail.com]

G and J,

OK.  I will stipulate that Pinker has a point if you will stipulate that
Pinker is a smug jerk.  Pinker does seem to be reaching for general
principles of good style, as opposed to rules of thumb.  I should try to get
over the hair and listen to what he says.  

N



Nicholas Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
Clark University
ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
 


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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of jon zingale
Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:00 PM
To: friam at redfish.com
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Abducktion

... and just for additional fun, Glen recently posted this video of Stephen
Pinker on style:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5J6BfToSw&feature=youtu.be&t=1455

The link above is queued to the moment where Strunk and White recommend
(while using the passive voice) avoiding the passive voice. 



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