Posted in irrationality, language, politics on Jun 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
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 from the office of the Vice President that, in effect, the VP is in a […]
Posted in current events, dr. puck riffs, language, social psychology on Oct 25th, 2006 No Comments »
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 the box is fascinating.
Maureen Dowd is pithy:
The Bushes don’t connect words with action. Action is […]
Posted in language, resources on Feb 20th, 2006 No Comments »
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 A Glossary of Frequently Misused or Misunderstood Physics Terms and Concepts.
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