THE CODE ISSUE 22
Duda Owner IONOS • July 29, 2015
Here is another one of my favorite quotes from the special double issue of Bloomberg Businessweek on computer coding. This one touches on the prodigious consequences that arise from code (Paul Ford, “The Code Issue”, 6/15/15–6/28/15, p. 90):
“ In programming, there are as many ways to destroy something as to create something. One stray character is all that’s required. ”

We explore the overuse or inappropriate use of the words "honest," "honesty," and "honestly." Much of the overuse or inappropriate use of these words is in contexts that intrinsically message the audience that the speaker is not trustworthy. I call the overuse or inappropriate use of these words in this context HONESTY VALIDATORS because the speaker believes they validate the truth being spoken. We need a solution to this problem. My solution is to replace these honesty validators with CLARITY VALIDATORS. Instead of trying to be honest, try to be clear. Replacing "honest," "honesty," and "honestly," with "clear," "clarity," and "clearly," produces significantly more benefit to the speaker and to the audience.










