Refuse to use the word “thing.”
Each thing can be described in more detail. When we don’t we’re just being lazy. Don’t drown the cake in frosting to avoid baking a new one.
Let a device be a device, a trait be a trait, a feeling be a feeling.
Before: “This is the greatest thing my parents taught me.”
After: “This is the greatest lesson my parents taught me.”
23 March 2020