'Language' Category
Brevity
“There are volumes one can write about brevity, provided the author doesn’t understand how to properly employ it.”
- Ike Pigott
- Inspired by Chris Brogan and Liz Strauss on Twitter, where attempts at brevity sometimes succeed.
Journalisim
I like the Cranky Geeks, but the irony here is too delicious not to share. The title of this roundtable discussion is “Do bloggers need training in journalism?”:
At the very least, let’s get them spell-check.
Technorati Tags: Ike Pigott, Occam’s RazR, journalism, blogging
Carlin killed by Lohan and Spade
That’s what KOIN-TV was reporting.
Right there, under the story about George Carlin’s heart attack, it says:
“Related stories: David Spade Ticketed
Lindsay & Sam Love Shopping“
In case they change the links, here is the screen capture:I think the pressure of trying to compete with such earth-shattering news from other celebrities did him in.
Now, to mark the occasion of [...]Premium Problem
I recently saw a billboard for a local State Farm agent. It had a tag line:
“Premium Service without Premium Price”Does that mean the insurance is free?
Can I get the service without paying any premiums at all?
Did someone in the marketing department just have a pun backfire?Technorati Tags: Ike Pigott, Occam’s RazR, insurance, [...]
Language and Mashups
(Note: the audio below complements, but does not replicate the content of this entry)
Freakonomics.
If you’re an American and you look at best-seller lists, you know what it is.
If you’re an American and you don’t read, you still have a chance to glean the meaning, because we do rely quite a bit on a linguistic creature [...]
