Shu was reading a limerick on OEDILF and saw one that used "simplistic" as a synonym of "simple." He says that's not the case.
Can they be used interchangeably?
October 22, 2004, 23:08
arnie
Not really. "Simplistic" means "unrealistically simple".
The simplistic solution to war is for everyone to love one another.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
October 23, 2004, 06:26
jheem
Can they be used interchangeably?
Not how I speak ...
October 23, 2004, 14:49
Kalleh
Great example, arnie. So, Shu is right. They are quite different words.
Here was the limerick (not mine). Shu thinks the use of "simplistic" here is wrong:
The abacus is a device That does math in ways strictly precise. Its works are holistic With a form as simplistic As a toy that is pure Fisher-Price.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kalleh,
October 23, 2004, 22:46
shufitz
It's not holistic either. But heck, precision is for abaci, not for limericks.