Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhy Have Sentence Lengths Decreased? — LessWrongwww.lesswrong.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkWhy Have Sentence Lengths Decreased? — LessWrongwww.lesswrong.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·22 hours agoEven before social media, there appears to be a link between increased literacy and decreased sentences. It could be that, as more became literate, the use of the written language shifted to being simpler as it found more uses.
Even before social media, there appears to be a link between increased literacy and decreased sentences. It could be that, as more became literate, the use of the written language shifted to being simpler as it found more uses.