On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:13:10 -0700 (PDT), rantingrick <rantingr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>If conciseness is all you seek then perhaps you prefer the following? > >ORIGINAL: "I used to wear wooden shoes" >CONCISE: "I wore wooden shoes" >ORIGINAL: "I have become used to wearing wooden shoes" >CONCISE: "I like wearing wooden shoes" >However as you can see much of the rich information is missing. Indeed. Neither of your two concise examples has the same meaning of the originals. >Good communication requires that we use clear and articulate words (and >phrases) that will re-create a similar thought (if not perfect clone of!) >in the mind of your listener[s]. Different phrasings of all but the most basic sentences often have subtle differences of meaning which native speakers intend and understand. 1984 has been and gone. Shame on you! DaveM -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
