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E-Prime

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E-Prime I define E-Prime as a variant of English in which one avoids the use of the word 'is' and all its conjugations. I find that E-Prime helps me to clarify my thinking. It grounds me in the use of verbs and helps me to speak from my own experience and perspective. E-Prime helps me avoid thoughts that I consider errors. Some examples may illuminate this. "A photon is a particle and a wave" → "A photon acts like a particle when observed one way, and acts like a wave when observed another way" "He is Asian" → "He looks Asian to me" "I am sad" → "I feel sad" These days I no longer use automate

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