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I abuse language a lot in my writing both for lulz and specific rhetorical effects, but I do it pretty deliberately to match intent to abuse, and try not to debase language itself. Trumpist language abuse is also deliberate but is usually intended to debase language itself.
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This is one reason recent SCOTUS decisions have been interesting. They buck trumpist ideology not just politically, but by defending an institution — careful language — he wants to debase.
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Debasing language is like randomly editing code and expecting it to run. Language is very much like software code, especially in the functioning of delicate but high-performance institutions. I really appreciate quality institutional communications. Or even just aiming at quality
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You can’t trust an institution that lacks basic competence (and interest in competence) in its own boilerplate.
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