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Or instead of >It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism You could say Struggling against the abuse of language is
by gridspy 6y ago
Or instead of
>It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism
You could say
Struggling against the abuse of language is like being emotionally trapped in the past.
There is no reason to use two rarely used words (sentimental, archaism) in that sentence.
- ulisesrmzroche 6y agoYeah but you still used a simile, you just used one that you like more, more fitting to the time. But you’re still using a literary device to increase the clarity of “struggling against the abuse of language”. What these guys are arguing is that there is no use for similes. You should say: “People struggle against the abuse of language” and leave it at that.