Comments on: She’ll settle for nothing short of plain English http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/2009/10/27/shell-settle-for-nothing-short-of-plain-english/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:16:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Can’t understand a word of it? Probably Golden Bull - Jerry Lanson - News Prints - True/Slant http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/2009/10/27/shell-settle-for-nothing-short-of-plain-english/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Can’t understand a word of it? Probably Golden Bull - Jerry Lanson - News Prints - True/Slant Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:16:50 +0000 http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/?p=187#comment-158 [...] I wrote in October, the organization was started by Chrissie Maher, who didn’t learn to read until she was 15. When she finally did, she realized her problems [...] [...] I wrote in October, the organization was started by Chrissie Maher, who didn’t learn to read until she was 15. When she finally did, she realized her problems [...]

]]> By: Jerry Lanson http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/2009/10/27/shell-settle-for-nothing-short-of-plain-english/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Jerry Lanson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:30:56 +0000 http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/?p=187#comment-70 Hi Nick, Thanks for dropping by. I like to tell my students that my struggles as a young reporter began when I fell in love with Faulkner instead of Hemingway at the age of 16. This is not to take anything away from Faulkner. But he's not the writer for young reporters to emulate. Hemingway on the other hand .... I love "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place." Hi Nick,

Thanks for dropping by. I like to tell my students that my struggles as a young reporter began when I fell in love with Faulkner instead of Hemingway at the age of 16. This is not to take anything away from Faulkner. But he’s not the writer for young reporters to emulate. Hemingway on the other hand …. I love “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.”

]]> By: Nick Obourn http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/2009/10/27/shell-settle-for-nothing-short-of-plain-english/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Nick Obourn Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:29 +0000 http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/?p=187#comment-69 Jerry, Hemingway would love this. Many writers of fiction would love this. In fact I think any one who really writes, really wants to understand the English language and how to write should understand first how to say the simplest things in the simplest terms. Only then can you extrapolate and begin to play tricks with the language, which is something I have a feeling Ms. Maher would not condone. Jerry,

Hemingway would love this. Many writers of fiction would love this. In fact I think any one who really writes, really wants to understand the English language and how to write should understand first how to say the simplest things in the simplest terms. Only then can you extrapolate and begin to play tricks with the language, which is something I have a feeling Ms. Maher would not condone.

]]> By: Never Use A Big Word When A Small One Will Do « Journalista http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/2009/10/27/shell-settle-for-nothing-short-of-plain-english/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Never Use A Big Word When A Small One Will Do « Journalista Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:38:41 +0000 http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/?p=187#comment-68 [...] Never Use A Big Word When A Small One Will Do In Uncategorized on October 28, 2009 at 5:38 am http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/2009/10/27/shell-settle-for-nothing-short-of-plain-english/ [...] [...] Never Use A Big Word When A Small One Will Do In Uncategorized on October 28, 2009 at 5:38 am http://trueslant.com/jerrylanson/2009/10/27/shell-settle-for-nothing-short-of-plain-english/ [...]

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