{"id":5476,"date":"2013-02-18T09:05:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T22:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2013-02-27T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T03:13:38","slug":"are-simple-messages-simplistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2013\/02\/are-simple-messages-simplistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Are simple messages simplistic?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"IQ<\/a>

Simple and simplistic are not the same…<\/p><\/div>\n

While\u00a0being closely related with the same root word, today’s pair of words are quite different – and understanding them can\u00a0be quite enlightening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

simple<\/span> <\/strong>[adjective]: basic; missing elaboration, ostentation, complication and subdivisions
\nBasic arithmetic\u00a0is simple to write and calculate; quadratic equations are not so simple!
\nFollowing main roads is simpler than\u00a0maneuvering through side streets.<\/em><\/p>\n

In grammatical terms, simple means having only one clause without any subordinate clauses or modifiers.<\/p>\n

simplistic<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0[adjective]: over simplified, missing information or depth
\nSaying income is\u00a0the indicator of\u00a0career success is simplistic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While\u00a0being closely related with the same root word, today’s pair of words are quite different – and understanding them can\u00a0be quite enlightening.\u00a0 simple [adjective]: basic; missing elaboration, ostentation, complication and subdivisions Basic arithmetic\u00a0is simple to write and calculate; quadratic equations are not so simple! Following main roads is simpler than\u00a0maneuvering through side streets. In grammatical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[272],"tags":[297,119,972,1608],"class_list":["post-5476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monday-meanings","tag-definition","tag-meaning","tag-simple","tag-simplisitc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t