To demonstrate the power of language, I translated a section of Trump’s 2020 West Point Commencement Speech using the root meanings of the words.
Tucker Carlson confronts double-speak and implores Americans to tell the truth
Tucker Carlson shines a light on double-speak and thought crime. His exhortation to truth-telling is something to which you must pay attention.
Here’s what I learned when I worked to remove can’t, maybe and need from my vocabulary.
Eliminating terms that reinforce distress, hesitation, and inability has given me greater surety in the world, higher confidence in my language and decisions, and a sense that I really own what I say.
Ymärrän vain vähän suomea #2
Ok – olen ollut oppiminen suomeksi neljaa viikkoa. Ymmärrän vähän suomea, mutta ollut oppiminen nopeasti. Käytin sanakirja säästeliäästi. Minä tiedän kuinkä sanoä, kuten: Poika ole talossa. Hän istua pöydässä syodaan karkkia; kukka ja ruoka on poydalla. Poika ei ole lyhyt;…
Phrase of the month: "Writer's indigestion"
I coined a new phrase last weekend, which I feel is quite apt for most writers at some point. It is writer’s indigestion. Definition of writer’s indigestion: The feeling one gets, on completion of a draft or piece of writing,…