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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

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

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

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

Comma Confidence

The confidence one feels having learned where to place, and when not to place, a comma.

Tired of suffering from comma insecurity, Charles studied and achieved comma confidence.

by but for September 13, 2018

know more know better

Individuals who know more are able to make better decisions and live better.

"Know more know better" is a great idiom. I tell it to my students to encourage them to study. "Know more to live better" is a counterpart.

by but for September 25, 2018

Bias Conflict

Bias Conflict is short for Inextricable Cognitive Bias Conflict. An extremely common and automatic conflict which erupts between individuals because each individual can only perceive and interpret events anchored in their biases which produce their cognitive biases.

Each one of two men rents a room in a house in Lakeland, Florida. Along with the landlady, the three live in a Bias Conflict because until each one comes to comprehend Cognitive Biases, each one will continue perceiving and interpreting everything based on their inherent biases.

by but for October 14, 2018