tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post4736133525840053034..comments2024-03-01T00:27:42.852-08:00Comments on Hammer Of The Blogs: No Sleep 'til WordsmithHeywood J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627748699423939682noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post-31858594490071646502008-11-07T14:07:00.000-08:002008-11-07T14:07:00.000-08:00In related news...In <A HREF="http://www.eandppub.com/2008/11/editors-take-no.html" REL="nofollow">related news</A>...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post-53709989293587425962008-10-30T17:09:00.000-07:002008-10-30T17:09:00.000-07:00Well, nobody misunderstands when someone says "nuc...Well, nobody misunderstands when someone says "nucular" either, but that doesn't make it any less nonsensical or annoying.<BR/><BR/>I agree on the sarcasm bit. Occasionally when speaking to people, just to fuck with them a little, I'll throw out "whole nother" or some such quasi-folkism -- or better yet, "ax" instead of "ask". That <I>always</I> gets a bemused look.<BR/><BR/>Safire is indeed mining a rather dull molehill in his dotage, but it seems to suit him, and it's mildly interesting when he tries to tie it to a contemporaneous political phenomenon. Of course, he's got exactly the wrong end of the stick when it comes to McPalin's grotesque rhetorical manipulations. <BR/><BR/>McCain says "my friends" and Palin says any number of fresh-off-the-turnip-truck Mayberryisms the way seventh-graders say "like" and "y'know". It's a canned hunt for a language columnist lazing through elementary schtick.<BR/><BR/>Safire, who knows better, could have done some truly comprehensive digging by sizing up their ritualistically abusive sophistries against the straightforward ground rules laid by Orwell in <I>Politics and the English Language</I>.Heywood J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05627748699423939682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post-85193373312906921912008-10-29T20:48:00.000-07:002008-10-29T20:48:00.000-07:00I never give Safire any credit. Even when he's rig...I never give Safire any credit. Even when he's right about something, he manages to suck all the life out of it, and half the time he's wrong anyway. Every week I pray that he'll retire because his "On Language" column is SO FUCKING BORING!<BR/><BR/>I don't entirely agree with you about "I could care less", because it's sarcasm, as opposed to the original, "I couldn't care less," which is straightforward. It's a <I>betise</I>, but nobody misunderstands it.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Steven Pinker explains profanity and how "I don't give a fuck" mutated out of "I don't give a damn" when blasphemy stopped impressing people -- check out his wonderful book "The Stuff of Thought."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post-44665880440546999022008-10-28T15:13:00.000-07:002008-10-28T15:13:00.000-07:00You forgot "I could give a fuck" and "a whole noth...You forgot "I could give a fuck" and "a whole nother." <BR/><BR/>Man, I hate people who say that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post-63881879467455764142008-10-28T10:04:00.000-07:002008-10-28T10:04:00.000-07:00I predict that after Archie/Dingbat are run over o...I predict that after Archie/Dingbat are run over on Nov. 4, Whackjob's ethereal political 'future' will immediately evaporate and blow away.<BR/><BR/>I wish intrade had found a way to make a 'market' that allowed you to bet on that before the election....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post-30264680216939892622008-10-28T07:55:00.000-07:002008-10-28T07:55:00.000-07:00good to see your posts again....good to see your posts again....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com