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71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30% (lemmy.world)

submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Words matter.

You aren't writing an academic paper. Always use simple direct language.

Help the poor
Healthcare for everyone
Good treatment at work.

Don't use complex words.

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[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Smart audiobook reader has a sleep timer so does YouTube revanced

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Thanks I'll have to look into the audiobook one! Was trying to dodge YouTube, but I couldn't get any of those videos mentioned above to play in Tubular. I hadn't tried that app in a while, so maybe it's just the app and I'll find another