tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456195774986070602.post7140789200771676525..comments2023-05-11T06:28:31.245-04:00Comments on Helical Translations: Banned Words in Science ReportingShane Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808690769836057720noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456195774986070602.post-31186574796460858442009-08-28T08:05:46.372-04:002009-08-28T08:05:46.372-04:00Know what needs to be banned from all written lang...Know what needs to be banned from all written language everywhere? Writing out a number and then putting the numeral in parenthesis following it. I don't need to see "two (2)" to understand that what is being communicated is the number two. I fail to see any purpose for it, except to make the writer look like a pompous ass.marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522730496768596087noreply@blogger.com