i have returned, finally somewhat settled with a new home, new job. total revamp.
i visited the tree sit going on at the berkeley campus today. three brave earth defending souls perched high above, trying to save a grove of beautiful oaks. very emotional. i have decided to use english prime as the language of choice for this blog. for those of you who don't know, english prime (Eprime) simply lacks the use of the verb "to be" like "is" or "are" or "am". unless in a conditional tense, or as and adverb.
for example
consider the following statements in regular english and there Eprime alternative

the car is red - the car appears red, or, the car looks red
god is great - god feels great
i am right - i could be right
life is short - life seems short to me
bush is evil - bush might be evil


this simple alteration in the language, replaces very meaningless statements with ones that much better approximate the "truth". (a nebulous concept which constantly changes depending upon what reality tunnel you traverse.
i would like to encourage everyone to try this revolutionary way of speaking and thinking. try translating the words of others for them.
what would a presidential speech or a sermon sound like in Eprime?
once comfortable with eprime, you might find yourself to be wrong much less often.