...all of which seems circuitous, as if one is being dishonest or misleading. That&#x27;s the biggest issue I have with E-Prime; speaking in it constantly makes one seem as if they are trying to hide something.<p>For example: I hear &quot;He goes by the name Jack&quot; and I think, &quot;okay, but what is his real name?&quot; Or: &quot;Everyone calls him Jack&quot; implies once again that &quot;Jack&quot; is not his real name. &quot;His parents named him Jack&quot; implies that he now goes by another name, not his given name.<p>E-Prime is an interesting thought experiment, but it&#x27;s simply not practical for real world, everyday speaking. I will grant that it can be effective in writing, but it still seems as if it&#x27;s only trying to prove a point, and aggressively at that.