Very good point. I mistakenly assumed that the only goal is to communicate one’s ideas, but in retrospect it is obvious that things like—I’m not sure how to describe this. Aesthetics? Artfulness? How well it flows? -- matter as well, and that such things are a big part of what you were going for in this post. Therefore I take back what I said and think it makes a lot of sense to use colorful, non-simple words.
I’m glad I learned this. I’m going to keep it in mind when I read things and hopefully incorporate it into my own writing as well.
Very good point. I mistakenly assumed that the only goal is to communicate one’s ideas, but in retrospect it is obvious that things like—I’m not sure how to describe this. Aesthetics? Artfulness? How well it flows? -- matter as well, and that such things are a big part of what you were going for in this post. Therefore I take back what I said and think it makes a lot of sense to use colorful, non-simple words.
I’m glad I learned this. I’m going to keep it in mind when I read things and hopefully incorporate it into my own writing as well.