Category Archives: Language

Climing the ladder of pretension

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Rick

Woo hoo! We graduated! Wait – does a website want to be easier or more difficult to read? Why assume that the more difficult to read the more intelligent it must be? In my car I have been listening to … Continue reading →

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Readability

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Rick

Should I be pleased or disappointed? TV Reviews

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"Frankenputer" – Neologisms, Part I

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Rick

On a Baptist discussion board a most excellent friend of mine posted the following: I recently purchases a new PC to replace my last new PC (purchased in Feb. 1999). I had upgraded the software, the optical drive, the harddrive, … Continue reading →

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When foreigners know our language better than we do

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Rick

One of the delightful things about my work is to hear people who (a) English is not their first language and/or (b) have little to no religious background show that sometimes they understand (a2) our language or (b2) the Christian … Continue reading →

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