@tapsiful @tnielsenhayden What one should never ever EVER do, no matter how long one has lived abroad,is translate out of your mother tongue
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@tnielsenhayden@annafdd also, I think it's only for fiction. In nonfiction, it's information that counts, not native sense of style/beauty4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tnielsenhayden But... but... we want to know too. Please tell us?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime Oh, sorry! Because if you use two different words for one thing, users will assume you're referring to two different things.2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@tnielsenhayden Oh, yeah, stands to reason. Thinking about it, it's more verbs that I try to vary than nouns.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime They'll think those indicate different processes. It's dead literal -- a very different way of making meaning from language.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tnielsenhayden Wait, what is the "it" in that sentence? Tech writing?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime Technical writing, technical language.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@tnielsenhayden *nodnod* Gotcha. I was confused by the "all circumstances". :)
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