Category Archives: language

POST-MODERN PERRINO

Posted on June 22, 2007 by hoon

Usually a politically oriented posting is posted to Diggeracity, where I rant and rave to blow off steam. However, I offer a clipping of Dana Perrino, Deputy White House Press Secretary, addressing questions and follow-ups about this week’s odd assertion … Continue reading →

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MAZE THE COURSE

Posted on October 25, 2006 by hoon

From a perspective of what language can and cannot accomplish, and especially from the perspective concerned with the dynamics of cognitive relation to persuasive language over time, the effort of the Cheney Inc. to push “stay the course” back in … Continue reading →

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GLOSSARY HEAVEN

Posted on February 20, 2006 by hoon

There are lots of portals for word freaks. I highlight the Encyberpedia because, when you scroll down its list of dictionaries, glossaries and thesauri, you get to the middle choice. It’s Glossary Heaven when you do! My current fave is … Continue reading →

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