On writing with simplicity (edited!)

November 11, 2007

I saw this picture link in Kring’s blog and so, I decided to give it a try.

The result:

*drumroll please*

Woot. :mrgreen:

At least napaninindigan ko ang pagiging CHILDLIKE ng aking blog. Yays.

Speaking out in complex sentences with highfalutin (defined by Merriam-Webster as “expressed in or marked by the use of high-flown bombastic language”) words doesn’t work for me. Simplicity is my key “secret” because my aim of writing is to express and inform more than to impress people.

Simplicity easily gets the message across without the risk of misinterpretation. No sweat basahin, kung baga, hindi na kailangan ang tulong ni Mr. Webster para maintindihan ang sinasabi.

I am not against the highly-intellectual blogs. Ok rin yun. Pero kung ang layunin mo ay mabasa ng madla ang iyong sinulat, mas masaya kung simpleng mga salita na lamang ang mga gagamitin. Suggestion lang :)

Pahabol: Naisipan ni Yan na i-type ang website ng Ateneo de Manila University sa nabanggit na link. Eto ang lumabas, at sobrang natuwa ako. :lol:

11 Responses to “On writing with simplicity (edited!)”

  1. kring Says:

    waah! college undergrad yung akin! parang gusto ko tuloy elementary na rin. hehe.

  2. dian Says:

    woaaaaaaaaaaah:D elementary. i.cant.believe.it.:)

  3. aby Says:

    Haha, nagulat nga ako eh. XP

    I didn’t quite expect the turn-out to be that… low? Ngek. :P

  4. Ian Says:

    Benta talaga yung sa Ateneo. :lol: Well, bakit ko nga pala naisip yun? Hmm…

  5. aby Says:

    Instinct. Hahaha!

    Although I daresay that there must be something fishy about the result/prediction about the DLSU website. Haha. XP

    I am being mean.

  6. Ian Says:

    Haha! :) I guess it was really out of curiosity that night. The what ifs and all. Anyway.

    Well,to be fair, some of the Lasallians are good (well, the selected few I should say). At least some. :)

  7. aby Says:

    There are always exceptions to the rule. :D

  8. kring Says:

    hahaha. genius yung sa ateneo?! e naiintindihan ko naman yun ah. ibig sabihin, genius ako! lol! joke laaang. XD

  9. aby Says:

    Kring.

    Pwede, pwede. :mrgreen:

  10. joan uy Says:

    nagtry din ako nian!!! elementary din ung akin. woociao! hahaha.

    pero napansin ko lang pag multiply site…laging mas mataas. ung multiply account ko nga na btw, walang kalaman-laman eh mas nataasan pa ung vox ko. hmmm.

  11. aby Says:

    Haha, at least I’m not alone. :P


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