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> the results of this are ugly. "I found the results to be ugly". I personally found some of the results to be non-ugly.
by andybak 4y ago
> the results of this are ugly.
"I found the results to be ugly".
I personally found some of the results to be non-ugly.
- frereubu 4y agoI honestly think that most arguments people have about art would go away if they stopped using the verb "to be", i.e. "that artwork is...", and rephrased it as a personal opinion, which is almost always what it is. It generally leads to much more interesting conversations about art too.
- andybak 4y agoYou've accidentally rediscovered English Prime: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Prime I think it's a fascinating idea - I sometimes phrase it this way: any sentence that contains "is" is at least partially a lie.
- frereubu 4y agoThanks for that - it is a fascinating idea.
- code_biologist 4y agoI typed out my original response hastily, but I personally think you are 100% correct!
- ImHereToVote 4y ago∆ This guy lives in objective reality.