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Correct Attribution

A way of wording an expression in a way that specifies which individual, entity, or other thing committed an act or caused something to happen.

An example of an 'indirect attribution' is, "It was determined that 'unless exempt by diplomatic status, all persons entering the United States, including U.S. citizens, are subject to examination and search by Customs and Border Patrol officers'." Transformed into a "correct attribution" that statement would say something like, "In August of 2009, CBP Directive 3340-049 laid out its policies on searching electronic devices....In the course of a border search, with or without individualized suspicion, an Officer may examine electronic devices and may review and analyze the information encountered at the border.” Though correctly attributing an action increases transparency and accountability, and generally furthers the common good, it takes more time to say and/or space to write.

by but for October 14, 2017

truth and reality war

The inherently unresolvable conflict between the things individuals believe.

Because each individual comes to believe the things he or she believes as a result of his or her experiences, different individuals will always have certain beliefs which are from different to opposite the beliefs others have, and at different times will need to fight in the "truth and reality war."

Beliefs are thoughts linked to an emotion.

"Live and let live."

by but for February 15, 2018

obsoletize

To make obsolete.

To obsoletize poisoning non-smokers, Charles Knows invented a Safe Smoking Lounges (SSLs) and got permission to erect it on Coney Island Beach to see how many smokers used it voluntarily. SSL's have a solar-powered ceiling fan which blows cigarette smoke up a chimney to the atmosphere to prevent the cigarette smoke from injuring non-smokers.

by but for February 16, 2019

typoclycemize

To change the order of letters in a word taking advantage of the fact that the brain reads words—groups of letters—as a whole, not each letter individually.

Bcuseae the brain raeds wrods as a wlohe, not ervey lteter by istlef , one way to typoclycemize, Perfect Political Representation is by transforming it to 'Pefrect Potilical Resentapretion.'

It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.

by but for May 3, 2018

Safe Smoking

Smoking which takes place in a Safe Smoking Place—a tent, cabin, or booth with a smoke extracting fan on the ceiling to blow the smoke up into the atmosphere where the wind will not blow it into other individual's lungs.

More smokers are smoking in Safe Smoking Places and reducing the number of injuries and deaths caused by secondhand smoke.

by but for May 27, 2018

manipulatives

Words intended to manipulate readers.

WORD COURT Prosecutor Makes a Book Reviewer's "Manipulatives" Bold and Underlined

by but for March 21, 2020

indoor running

Walking or running inside one's residence to break stagnation and improve digestion.

I did indoor running—especially at night, in the small house I rented in Pharr, Texas I moved my bed away from the wall and ran around the house daily.

by but for September 27, 2018