tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post7469151689466918597..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: The Megan McArdle Experience: "A Lie Is Not A Lie" Is Not A LieSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-54290286944132760792017-03-06T12:10:12.928-06:002017-03-06T12:10:12.928-06:00"We writers" don't read columns alou..."We writers" don't read columns aloud. She really doesn't know what a crony fluke it is for her to get paid on this crap output, does she?Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-72450012687337235532017-03-05T22:25:25.671-06:002017-03-05T22:25:25.671-06:00"McMegan: 'Moreover, everyone understands..."McMegan: 'Moreover, everyone understands that this is unreasonable -- except, possibly, for the chattering classes, who spend their lives so thoroughly marinated in the written word that they come to think that the two spheres are supposed to be identical. Most ordinary people understand very well that there’s a big difference between talking and writing (which is why most people, even those who are dazzling in conversation, have a hard time producing fluid and lively prose).'<br /><br />SOT: 'So much bullshit.'"<br /><br />If you assume she is dazzling in conversation, the above paragraph is self-referential.<br /><br />But that would be an even more tenuous assumption than "let's assume for the nonce that [sic] he wasn't."Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-43703801453140872442017-03-04T10:38:28.295-06:002017-03-04T10:38:28.295-06:00With that "oral v. written language" cra...With that "oral v. written language" crap, I'd bet money that she's recently read Neil Postman or someone similar. She really has turned into <i>circa</i> 2007 David Brooks but she's somehow a lot worse at it than he was.<br /><br />Also, I'm not sure how a relatively short post with no research and is about half quotes could possibly take five hours. I'm the most obsessive writer on the planet and I could still knock that thing out in under fifty minutes, especially if it was my job.Andrew Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780648896926049012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-37837441686980959542017-03-03T21:34:42.972-06:002017-03-03T21:34:42.972-06:00Justice is not only blind, but deaf & dumb? A...Justice is not only blind, but deaf & dumb? Also: If somebody else committed a crime similar to yours, then your crime ISN'T such a big deal, is it? Right.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-45937156494884401152017-03-03T18:11:44.108-06:002017-03-03T18:11:44.108-06:00In her jane galt days, before she had an editor, s...In her jane galt days, before she had an editor, she was even worse. Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-29703797687976733582017-03-03T16:38:14.952-06:002017-03-03T16:38:14.952-06:00I like how she thinks "larding" prose wi...I like how she thinks "larding" prose with extra paragraphs is a good thing, necessary for clarity. Does she ever give any thought to word choice? Is English her first language? Worst. writer/thinker. Ever.Mike from Oak Parknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-52016687954877592472017-03-03T16:26:27.040-06:002017-03-03T16:26:27.040-06:00Heh. It's not her best argument, and that'...Heh. It's not her best argument, and that's saying a lot.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-41159160066017590592017-03-03T15:56:59.584-06:002017-03-03T15:56:59.584-06:00It is so hard to read Argelbargle's rationaliz...It is so hard to read Argelbargle's rationalizations. I mean, its physically painful, as well as demoralizing. Her reasoning: Verbal lies aren't really lies, because... ? Lies under oath don't count? Many court judges would beg to disagree, for the nonce. Nonce. Huh.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.com