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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
This reminds me of a teacher I had in elementary school that hated the word “stuff.” It was banned from his classroom and you would lose points if you ever used the word in assignments…
Not sure why, but that really stuck with me, and I still try to avoid using the word when I can.
There’s almost always a better word to use.
Jolteon@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
pseudo@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
It is about challenging yourself to use a broader vocabulary and not to stuck with black filler or the broadest term that come to mind. These day I try to learn how to recognised tree. So I challenge myself not to use this word any more: I’m seeing an oak or an fir, a coniferious, a blackthorn but not a tree.