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Fighting The Decline
Some thoughts on writing, good and bad, from John Leo.
Posted by Rand Simberg at May 30, 2007 07:49 AM
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Lamenting abuse of language by bureaucrats and academics? Wow, courageous and original.
Posted by Brian Swiderski at May 30, 2007 12:46 PM
Lamenting abuse of language by bureaucrats and academics?
You know, that's not a complete sentence...
Posted by Mac at May 30, 2007 01:08 PM
I suppose that no one should ever say something that's been said before.
At least the world will be a much quieter place. Dull, but quiet.
Posted by MJ at May 30, 2007 02:36 PM
You know, that's not a complete sentence...
Can a sentence be ended with an ellipsis?
Posted by Brian Swiderski at May 30, 2007 11:35 PM
Attempting to communicate effectively, I find myself up the proverbial tributary without feasible means of locomotion. Not being an effective writer, I envy those that are.
Posted by john hare at May 31, 2007 02:55 AM
Can a sentence be ended with an ellipsis?
It wasn't a sentence, it was a thought. Yeah, that's it.
Posted by Mac at May 31, 2007 05:20 AM
Lamenting abuse of language by bureaucrats and academics? Wow, courageous and original.
Everything is new to somebody. I had never read Orwell's 'On Politics and the English Language, thanks to that post, I now have.
Looking around I see language abuse by everyone. Shoddy tech manuals, blog posts, CNN - places you might expect to see a clarity of thought it's lacking.
It's a problem, Brian S. What's wrong with pointing that out?
Posted by Brian at May 31, 2007 03:32 PM
places you might expect to see a clarity of thought it's lacking.
That's a compunded problem for CNN and the like, lousy language skills AND lacking in clarity of thought.
Posted by Mac at June 1, 2007 05:26 AM
compunded
Ok, you used it in a sentence, but does it have a definition? [/sarcasm]
Posted by Leland at June 1, 2007 06:20 AM
Compounded confundedness....Compunded
Where'd you go to school?
Posted by Mac at June 1, 2007 08:12 AM
Hi, there!..
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Posted by John at November 18, 2007 03:29 PM
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