i read this article, and immediately thought of my media and politics class with Marty B. throughout all the papers we wrote for his class, he always took off points for vagueness, generalization, and any rhetorical questions. i almost thought of emailing him this article, actually.
honestly, i've never really seen a problem with the English language. besides academic writing (which i try to avoid reading at all costs), i don't have a problem reading what is produced today.
one thing that i have to agree with him on though, is the use of metaphors and similes. i know i hear them all the time, but i don't really notice it. common metaphors like "shooting a fish in a barrel" have lost meaning to me, and have become a part of the English language.
perhaps it is laziness that keeps us writing and speaking the way we do. yet i can't help but think when i hear someone talk with the 'pretentious diction' described, how smart they are. in all reality, it's impressive.
but i stand by K.I.S.S (keep is simple stupid). for that seems the easiest way to me. in both reading and writing. i'm all about minimizing.
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