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In Reply to: Who are you talking about?. posted by Tadlo on March 29, 2007 at 08:17:17:
earns you twenty points, along with your excellent use of paradigm in your final sentence. I seem to recall one source noting that paradigm being used in a scientific work started its decline, though some will insist that it was merely a shift. And yes, the forms it has taken in pop culture offend my Websterian sensibilities.No, I don't object to the natural evolution of the language. What I object to is this modern penchant for trying to impress others with one's use of words, the worst kind intellectual pretension. The ruin of "paradigm" illustrates this, along with the abuse "parameter" has taken. Because a couple of decades ago some idiot thought "parameter" sounded like a fancy version of "perimeter", the language and general intellectual atmosphere in the U.S. is now much the poorer.
This current trend of "language by fad", driven by arrogant ignorance, is tiresome and offensive in its own mindless way. There is nothing wrong with clear, simple English. If it was good enough for E.B. White, Hemingway, et al, why isn't it good enough for the rest of us mortals? That isn't meant as a challenge to your post, merely an observation.
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- The reference to Kuhn . . . - psgary 21:50:56 03/29/07 (2)
- Re: The reference to Kuhn . . . - Tadlo 13:19:53 03/30/07 (1)
- Dear God in Heaven . . . - psgary 20:06:48 03/30/07 (0)
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