One of the Best Bits of Programming Advice I ever Got
Amazing how small linguistic changes can cause large semantic shifts.<p>Comparable to the post's rule: in English, a few rules I've picked up are<p>- avoid words ending in "ly" (suffix weakens concepts; suggestion from Stephen King)<p>- never start a sentence with "I" and otherwise minimize its use<p>- "but" negates everything that came before<p>- avoid "to be"<p>Any other such suggestions, in natural or artificial languages?