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I couldn't get through Pinker's book. He cites 'Clear and Simple as the Truth' as inspiration, but his acorn falls so far from the tree.
by clwk 6y ago
I couldn't get through Pinker's book. He cites 'Clear and Simple as the Truth' as inspiration, but his acorn falls so far from the tree.
- villasv 6y agoI think he mostly does as he preaches. My biggest complaint is the occasional contradiction, but if you read other writing style guides, he is not more contradictory than the average.
- clwk 6y agoIt’s more that the former book sets a very high bar I don’t think he clears in the attempt to make the topic more accessible.