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10-08-2006, 03:46 AM
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That's not dumbing down, though. That's called good writing.
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10-08-2006, 04:33 AM
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There's a difference between dumbing down and writing for your audience. And there;'a difference between dumbing down and editing...
I roll my eyes.
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10-08-2006, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bob rulz
That's not dumbing down, though. That's called good writing.
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why else would you 'dumb something down,' other than to produce 'good writing'?
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10-08-2006, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by strangedaze
why else would you 'dumb something down,' other than to produce 'good writing'?
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When I hear "dumbing down" I interpret it as using lesser words simply so that the average person could understand it (and, as we all know, the average person is stupid). |
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10-09-2006, 11:42 AM
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'dumbing down' is generally considered to mean lowering one's writing standards to make what is written understood by lesser minds...
and it often does not result in 'good writing' because 1. it's not their normal/natural writing 'voice' and 2. most writers can't do it well...
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Last edited by mammamaia : 10-09-2006 at 11:44 AM.
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10-11-2006, 03:17 PM
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Well said. I'd never dumb down my writing.
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10-12-2006, 06:48 AM
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I never dumb down my writing. Oh, and I don't think guffaw is a big word, hehe...
Why don't I dumb down my writing? I naturally don't use hard words every other sentence, so that my reader needs to have a dictionary propped up beside him or her (also, I don't think my vocabulary is thaaat extensive, as yet). But, anyway, yes, hard words once in a while I think is perfectly fine - I read many novels and don't understand ALL of the words. Does this put me off their books? No! And I get to learn new vocab at the same time, too.
If you're writing for a children's book, it's a different story.
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