Status: basic stub of an idea, next step is looking through my vault for reference materials, background, etc. Overall goal is to treat this short essay as a project on which I can practice [[Workflow Strategies]] and actually finish the piece, for the time being. --- I woke up one morning and started to write, “I am TIRED this morning as I’m waking up. Like my body is sore…” But as soon as I got to the word “body,” I course corrected and ended up writing, ”I am TIRED this morning as I’m waking up. Like I *feel* sore and stiff and slow to rise.” It’s important to me that This is a move of intentional language use, like using the word Friend or U or e-prime. #### Why do I avoid using the word Body? #### What do I do when I encounter people using the term body in public? https://x.com/elocowan/status/1916110052567441811?s=61 ### Exceptions I like the words nobody and somebody, anybody ee cummings poem, for example