Is Microsoft Word A Better Writer Than Shakespeare? | The Cultural Tutor
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- What happens if you copy and paste writing by William Shakespeare into Microsoft Word? The Cultural Tutor and David Perell discuss what happens when one of the greatest writers of all time has his work corrected by a computer program built in Silicon Valley. Click here to watch the full episode: • No One In The World Wr...
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The spelling of many words has changed since shakespeare’s time, and he was known to have also invented numerous words specifically for his plays.
But I completely agree physically writing is a lot more rewarding than typing.
He actually didn’t invent many of the words that we think he did. People were mostly illiterate back then and spoke in slang. Shakespeare took that slang and put it on paper for the first time, which is why he gets credit for “inventing” words.
This is analogous to EVERYTHING.
This podcast topic was awesome. So glad I tuned in.
Shows the dissonance between artistry and conformity. Each has value within the sphere of its purpose.
I mean yeah but this ain’t really an example of this like at all. Shakespeare did not write or speak the same English we do but he did make up words that we use today but Elizabethan English sounds nothing like English “she doth protest too much me thinks” that’s how they spoke but word doesn’t know that and whatever text you’ll enter is a translation Shakespeare never wrote. It’s the same way if I copy pasted French in google translate what would come out is nonsense for the most part (it got better) because the algorithm doesn’t know how to deal with the differences in grammar, conjugation and convention in the other language and since they very different it makes for some eye sores. I could translate cocotte Hugo to English and stick that in word and yeah it would lose its mind but not cause victor Hugo doesn’t write proper French but because the translation is botched.
Could something written in Shakespearean prose be published today?
The analogy does touch on an important philosophical approach, but it misses the mark in the example. Something like the screenplay for A Quiet Place is likely better. Subverting established forms of expression is what I suspect the intended message is, but you should probably still spell 99% of your words correct enough by today’s standards to be legible
Agreed.
What would you recommend to a person whose second language is English. How would you ask them to use the tool at the same time retain or create their own style.
Any answers other than asking me to learn English properly would be helpful. Thanks 🙏
Why not write in your own language
Learn how to break rules. The rules are there for a reason, most of the time. But, breaking rules is important at times, too. Especially dialogue, characters don't think or talk in "proper" English. Even little rules are broken all the time and affect how the reader perceives things.
For example, one thing I see a lot of righters use are run-on sentences. Strictly speaking, they should never be used. But a good author can use a long run-on sentence to increase the pace the reader reads, creating a sense of rushing and panic, driving the reader to the next clause as quickly as possible, and denying them a chance to catch their breath.
Brilliant! ❤
Deep
You can turn that spelling and grammar stuff off.
Just sayin'.
Which I do for my drafting too!
We all understand why though right? It’s not trying to write better than Shakespeare, it’s correcting grammar and spelling no longer used to today’s rule set. 🤷🏻♂️
Strawman argument.