Definitions
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- proper noun A modified form of
English that eliminates the verbbe and thus avoids thepassive voice , intended to reduce thedogmatism oflanguage and the likelihood ofmisunderstanding andconflict .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Part of the focus of E-Prime is curb the imprecise and ambiguous usage of identification inherent in Indo-European languages.
Evidential markers 2009
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He seems to speak in the constructed language of E-Prime, though I could never figure out why.
tyger tyger jlundberg 2006
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Háfrónska may be a challenging linguistic exercise on a par with E-Prime, Basic English or Ander-Saxon.
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Finished off RAW's _Quantum Psychology_, mostly for the bits discussing E-Prime.
randomness badger 2005
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Two examples unrelated to political correctness are Basic English, a language which prides itself on reducing the number of English words, and E-Prime another simplifed version of English.
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Stimuli were generated by a Pentium PC and presented using E-Prime software (Psychology Tools Inc.).
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The task was compiled and run on a PC with a 17 inch LCD monitor, using E-Prime ™ software
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The task was compiled and run on a PC with a 17 inch LCD monitor, using E-Prime ™ software
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jin Fan et al. 2008
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Ever since being introduced to the topic of E-Prime by R.A.W., I’ve only done some reading of the related Wikipedia entries, and Drive Yourself Sane by Korbish, a disciples of Korbyski’s work.
Evidential markers 2009
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I’m just curious to know if you’ve read any non-fiction by Robert Anton Wilson, especially on the topics of Alfred Korbyski’s general semantics, Non-Aristotlean logic, E-Prime, et al.
Evidential markers 2009
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