RE: THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND UNEDUCATED FELLOWS IN OUR SOCIETY AND THE AFTERMATH EFFECT IN THE WORLD AT LARGE… NIGERIA IN CIRCUMSPECT. [A BRIEF REVIEW BUT FACTUAL.]

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THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND UNEDUCATED FELLOWS IN OUR SOCIETY AND THE AFTERMATH EFFECT IN THE WORLD AT LARGE… NIGERIA IN CIRCUMSPECT. [A BRIEF REVIEW BUT FACTUAL.]

in education •  7 years ago 

I'm sorry, but I can see we do not understand each other. Why can't you write in plain English? For instance:

as a case factor.

What does that mean?

augmentation on the subject

To augment means to increase. How do you increase the subject?

As for

I also believe that's the utmost intention

No, that is not true. I do not try to write using complicated words, I write as simply as I can.

Get yourself a book written by Ernest Hemingway, one of the major authors of our time and read his stories. He writes in plain words, where there is a word and its simple alternative, he always uses the simple word. Your job as a writer, as I told you before, is to be understood, it is not, or should not be your intention to write in complex ways so as to prove how well educated you are.

I can understand you writing the way you do, if it is a document being submitted to a government department and you want to be certain they are impressed by your article, while also not able to understand it. But what you are doing is working against you when you write for the public.

Just look on this page, at the difference in the way I write to you and the way you write - I have a feeling I am wasting my time, for you are not going to try to understand the points I am making, because you are proud of the way you can write and cannot even imagine simple being better.

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I really appreciate your time here.
Many would just pass.

I need more corrections on writing better most importantly to be understood.

I'll also look out for the book you referred.

I think i understand your point.
But, can i also have you on discord for direct mentoring on writings.?

I'll have to check about getting on there, as I do not like the way they send me ten emails a day, without reason, so I cancelled my registration there.

Your above message was a huge improvement.

I took the time to go to your home page to examine more of your posts. While there, I did a follow - mostly because I have a rotten memory and wanted to have a way to find you.

I see your name is Frank - mine is Alex and, as I mentioned, I live in South Africa. Originally I come from Kenya and Tanzania. I am in my mid-seventies, so that means I am a little bit older than you :)

I may sound impatient sometimes, but keep in mind that I never have or will deliberately hurt anyone. Nor do I think I am special in any way. My comments about language are because of my love for the language (I am not English, I am Greek), and I've spent a million years living on other worlds (in other words, I have always loved reading books).

I have found that 95% of people who use difficult words, not only sound pretentious and unfriendly, but also cannot be understood because they often use words in ways that are wrong. I'll give you an example: the heading in your post uses the word
CIRCUMSPECT
Do you know what it means? It means 'discreet' which means, according to the dictionary: "Heedful of potential consequences". In other words, if I learn something about you that could embarrass or cause you harm, if I am discreet, I will keep quiet.

If you are writing for friends and the general public, try to use only simple words, but if you feel that a specific comment needs to be explained with a difficult word, make certain you know what it means.

Some quick examples from what I've seen, to illustrate what I am saying"

  • he espied his friend....he saw his friend
  • he conceptualised an idea...he thought of a new idea

Frank, I have a love for poetry and I enjoy helping newbies. Because of this, I have met a number of posters from Nigeria, who write poetry. They have creative images, but they almost always, spoil the poem because they forced complicated words into their poem so as to make it sound better, more clever or educated. If the word is wrong or does not belong in the poem, it spoils the poem.

Check what I've said and if you read carefully, you'll see what I mean.

Ok, cool!
I get your point exactly.