Subjects

Tags
What do the tags I use mean?

I will group all my tags as either Not E-Prime and E-Prime.

What does E-Prime mean?
There exists a subset of the English language called E-Prime. It prohibits the word “to be” and all of its forms. The result is a style of language that, if done well, says exactly what it means by specifying exact cause. It makes wishy washy, vague, dispersed language difficult to create. It forces you to express your thoughts exactly in language. This constitutes no shortcut to getting something said; on the contrary it often takes longer to say something than just using regular English, even if well created.

You won’t find any well created E-Prime here, though. I will attempt to write in it. It becomes particularly useful for lucid scientific discussion, like quantum physics which, arguably, does not lend itself to the English language all that well. I will learn. Attempting to write in E-Prime is an enlightening experience. It sorts out one’s thoughts and ideas. It forces you to be assign cause in your writing, to be specific in what you say.

THE PRIMARY TAGS

Not E-Prime
When I talk about myself and what I feel passionate about I plan to use standard English. I ramble down an endless path of time. I do not have the time to assign cause and sort out my thoughts. I have to get it down and move on.

E-Prime
When I write more seriously, I will put it under E-Prime. Fast, colloquial description of events does not suit E-Prime. This section contains my serious excursions into a subject.

You have been warned.