“Conceive of memory not only as ‘rote,’ the ability to reproduce something (whether a text, a formula, a list of items, an incident) but as the matrix of a reminiscing cogitation, shuffling and collating ‘things’ stored in a random-access memory scheme, or set of schemes – a memory architecture and a library built up during one’s lifetime with the express intention that it be used inventively.” – Mary Carruthers, The Craft of Thought
Assuming, of course, one is allowed to quote their own writing in such contexts:
"OMG, etc. is an abbreviation!"From a rant to WPA-L that argues "IM slang" is not a sign of the apocalypse, and that we all need a bit of historical awareness when talking about it.
posted by John Walter @ 2:13 PM
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I get SOOOOOO tired of people berating the language for doing what it is supposed to do: breathing and changing!
Way to go, john. Give em hell....o.
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