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Scholars of general semantics emphasize distinctions between different perceptions at different points in space ( called " space-binding ") over any universal God's eye view or assumed-shared or collective identity.

By encouraging clarity on the active subject that " does " or wants or believes something, and disallowing passive constructions about the state of affairs ( a common use of " to be "), E-Prime makes it more difficult to hide assumptions in statements about The Other or equivalent constructions such as " they " or " most people " or " the public " or " the taxpayer ".

E-Prime disallows forms of statement such as " they say X is Y " or " most people are into Z " or " the taxpayer is angry " while allowing statements such as " a clear majority of people say X always coexists with Y " or " most people approve of Z " or " the taxpayer doesn't like measure Q " or " lots of taxpayers express anger about Q ".