tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15851934.post1759054735380639397..comments2023-11-03T00:36:33.435+10:00Comments on Galaxy: 98 Reasons For Blogging: 7Kirstyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035268080440921379noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15851934.post-41782968556677680322006-10-25T08:11:00.000+10:002006-10-25T08:11:00.000+10:00I didn't want to be too harsh on the author, becau...I didn't want to be too harsh on the author, because I noticed he was a geography student, so probably an undergraduate, probably hasn't sat through the classes where an arts/humanities student learns these things (or at least those where a tutor/lecturer attempts to instill the difference between these two signifying processes). But as you've probably gleaned I've spent much time and effort explaining the distinction, so when I read this I thought, 'eeek!what a mess'.<br /><br />I do feel a bit dishearted that The Higher Ed might have such a dim view of its readership, but they have demonstrated long before this that they don't think much of academic types.Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035268080440921379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15851934.post-17637497829332931612006-10-24T20:19:00.000+10:002006-10-24T20:19:00.000+10:00He may have written something better to begin with...He may have written something better to begin with but been overruled by a sub-editor with firml ideas about just how little troping the readers of the Higher Ed section can cope with!lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15851934.post-42651543845130857372006-10-24T20:17:00.000+10:002006-10-24T20:17:00.000+10:00I don't think it's anything to do with rushing. I ...I don't think it's anything to do with rushing. I think journalists have an ever-shrinking vocabulary of what they think (and this is the important bit) readers will understand.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15851934.post-44631221559631762132006-10-24T18:37:00.000+10:002006-10-24T18:37:00.000+10:00Yes, I see what you mean. Good analysis. I guess...Yes, I see what you mean. Good analysis. I guess these people have to rush these things out - but you do have to be careful with a word like metaphor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com