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This is a proposal to retire the word demonstrate in favor of show.
Latin root. \”Demonstrate competence\” → \”show competence.\” Performance speaks louder than Latin.
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‘Demonstrate’ carries a precision that ‘show’ doesn’t. You can show someone a picture. You demonstrate a theorem. You demonstrate competence through action.
In scientific and technical English, ‘demonstrate’ is not padding — it’s a term of art. Retire it from casual use if you must, but the word has a job that ‘show’ can’t do.
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