The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[payn]

I read somewhere that using punctuation in texts is considered rude by the youngest generation. And then I was like, "Oh, that explains a lot."

wait no oh that explains a lot

lol, youngsters dont understand what a thumbs up emoji means so thats our next frontier of communication...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I used to run my stuff through the crappy Word tool. I had one boss who insisted that I should never write anything that was rated over a grade 9 student's comprehension. He'd read it in some industry article once, way back. I got tired of that really quickly.

Write to the level of your audience. It's probably not ninth graders.

That said, I think writing obscurely needs some major justification. Lawyers can justify it. But academics and government officials typically do so as a gatekeeping measure, and that's a problem, IMO.

 

[Ryujin]

Write to the level of your audience. It's probably not ninth graders.

That said, I think writing obscurely needs some major justification. Lawyers can justify it. But academics and government officials typically do so as a gatekeeping measure, and that's a problem, IMO.

If I'm writing or speaking to laymen about IT issues, then I couch it in terms they can understand. Lot's of similes and metaphors are used. If my audience is technical, I step it up a few notches. This boss wanted me to essentially insult other techs, by condescending to them.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If I'm writing or speaking to laymen about IT issues, then I couch it in terms they can understand. Lot's of similes and metaphors are used. If my audience is technical, I step it up a few notches. This boss wanted me to essentially insult other techs, by condescending to them.

Yeah, that would be bad.

 

[trappedslider]

Today’s serious thought for unserious people…

The M3GAN sequel will be called:

I'm going to go see it tonight

 

[overgeeked]

Information repackaging is awesome. Just don’t talk down to your audience.

 

[billd91]

Totally worth it!
-- Today's cryptic post

 

[Cadence]

Even more than last time...
I guess I appreciate the honesty in how you chose your username?

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Also, that other one makes much more sense than when I read it as PETA!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In unrelated news, this sauce is fantastic on air-fried chicken strips.

 

[payn]

In unrelated news, this sauce is fantastic on air-fried chicken strips.

Looks good!