A Quick Update

[j_assmuffin]

Since the creation of this Livejournal account (to present) I have mainly concerned myself with eliminating "is" from my writing. At this point in space-time I would like to expand this experiment to include elimination of other forms of "to be." After all I have listed practicing and gaining a better working knowledge of E-prime as one of the "

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[erauqs]

Best of luck to ya! We feel we've succeeded largely in the task you have set for yourself, comes fairly easily if you just keep at it. Unfortunately ourselves still use "is" and all forms of "to be" in verbal language but have reprogrammed our typing to 99.9% of the time find another way of expressing ideas.

[j_assmuffin]

I am not too worried about changing verbal patterns (though that would be a welcome byproduct). I am more concerned with changing and refining my thinking.

If it interests you, I added a link to an "E-Prime Check" on my profile.