- Jan 2023
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archive.vcu.edu archive.vcu.edu
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She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves.
Why would Chopin use such a positive description for such a tragic scene? This description is a large contrast to what the character is feeling in this moment, but what is its intentions? This is worth further investigation.
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- Nov 2022
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“Broadly speaking, the shortwords are the best, and the old wordswhen short are best of all,” attestedformer British Prime Minister WinstonChurchill,
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“Usethe smallest word that does the job,”advised essayist and journalist E. B.White.20
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- Jul 2022
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centerforinquiry.org centerforinquiry.org
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the straw man fallacy
I've come around to preferring the term "strawchild".
- It de-genders the term (important for some people)
- It evokes the imagery of the kind of loser* who is only willing to engage in battle with children and/or is perhaps prone to striking them
- It conveniently sidesteps the cliche/fatigue associated with invocations of the term "strawman"
* Is this aspect of "strawchild" an instance of failure to elevate the other (i.e. steelman/starman them)? Yes.
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- May 2022
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noeldemartin.com noeldemartin.com
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(I know calling it "a philosophy" is confusing, I'll search a better word)
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I recently stopped working on it to learn Solid
Needs to be resurrected. "Autonomous Data" is a way better name (being both cooler and less subject to ambiguity) than either "Solid" or "zero data [application]".
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- Feb 2022
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blogs.lse.ac.uk blogs.lse.ac.uk
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academics (and students)
Shouldn't this parenthetical be written, if anything, as "academics (including students)"?
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- Jan 2022
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Local file Local file
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the word “replace” is more suitable in this situation on account of coherence and the choice of word.
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- Dec 2021
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blogs.dickinson.edu blogs.dickinson.edu
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Thrice-blessèd they that master so their blood To undergo such maiden pilgrimage,
The word "maiden" here is taken from the word "maid." According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "maid" refers to virgins, so "maiden pilgrimage" speaks to the virginal characteristic of nuns.
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maiden pilgrimage,
The word "maiden" here is taken from the word "maid." According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "maid" refers to virgins, so "maiden pilgrimage" speaks to the virginal characteristic of nuns.
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- Feb 2019
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static1.squarespace.com static1.squarespace.com
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Blair lceds the popular desire for rules of taste, guidelines for writing and speaking, and well-digested, if not predigested, samples of proper liter• ature.
Word choice! That is, making such literature easier to absorb and understand (digest).
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dialogue fertilizes thought
Word choice! Therefore, dialogue enriches thought, adding to its development.
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- Jan 2019
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static1.squarespace.com static1.squarespace.com
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parasitic inhabitation
Word choice! Suggests eating away or destructive nature. Very interesting.
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wonderful, poisonous
Striking juxtaposition here... "wonderful" and "poisonous"
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- Mar 2018
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ds-pages.swarthmore.edu ds-pages.swarthmore.edu
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Largely from this fact, have arisen their cultural gifts to America
I find the word choice in this section amusing, to say the least. The fact that the contributions that a group of people with roots in slavery and dehumanization are described as a "gift" to America seems wrong to me. Maybe could be phrased differently?
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- May 2017
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fieldmethods.melinapatterson.net fieldmethods.melinapatterson.net
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to preserve
"to record" makes more sense
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- Apr 2017
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static1.squarespace.com static1.squarespace.com
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Anyex~~isanimperfectionmarkedbyurgency;itisadefect,anobstacle,something~",aitiIIgtobedone,atlringwlrichisotherthanitshouldbe
"Other than it should be," "imperfection," "defect": I'm not sure how I feel about this word choice, since it is also the words used to describe minority groups.
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- Jan 2017
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static1.squarespace.com static1.squarespace.com
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sentiments
Why this word as opposed to others like opinions, preferences, beliefs, or attitudes?
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