Comments on: Taking debate http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/ Cantankerous commentary on what we speak and why we speak it, from Bill Brohaugh Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:11:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bill Brohaugh http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Bill Brohaugh Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:57:19 +0000 http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/#comment-485 JB: Point well taken. What's more, other things Mr. Pennebaker has analyzed have artificial influences. The Times article mentions his contrast of Lennon and McCartney--for them, specific word choices were governed to a great extent by the constraints of meter and rhyme. WP: Happy to know you'll be back. I wandered over your way, and I believe I'll be knocking on your bloggy door, as well. Fun stuff. JB: Point well taken. What’s more, other things Mr. Pennebaker has analyzed have artificial influences. The Times article mentions his contrast of Lennon and McCartney–for them, specific word choices were governed to a great extent by the constraints of meter and rhyme.

WP: Happy to know you’ll be back. I wandered over your way, and I believe I’ll be knocking on your bloggy door, as well. Fun stuff.

]]> By: Jenn http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Jenn Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:49:29 +0000 http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/#comment-484 All I can say is that the first one that uses "Impact" as a verb looses my vote. All I can say is that the first one that uses “Impact” as a verb looses my vote.

]]> By: WordPron http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-483 WordPron Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:18:50 +0000 http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/#comment-483 Phenomenal. Yet another microanalysis, but one that won't be shown on the craptastic cable news programs. And love the analogy of our current debates to swapped commercials. New to the blog, and will be visiting again! Phenomenal. Yet another microanalysis, but one that won’t be shown on the craptastic cable news programs. And love the analogy of our current debates to swapped commercials. New to the blog, and will be visiting again!

]]> By: JohnnyB http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-480 JohnnyB Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:27:52 +0000 http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/10/15/taking-debate/#comment-480 That is very interesting. The link in the Times article, analyzing the candidates speeches contains an important caution. Is the candidate using his own words or those of a speechwriter? Whose personality is being revealed? Also, if speechwriters/makers learn more about this science, they could write their speeches to fit a pattern they think would make them look better. Meanwhile, the findings do seem to fit most of my impressions about the two men. That is very interesting. The link in the Times article, analyzing the candidates speeches contains an important caution. Is the candidate using his own words or those of a speechwriter? Whose personality is being revealed? Also, if speechwriters/makers learn more about this science, they could write their speeches to fit a pattern they think would make them look better. Meanwhile, the findings do seem to fit most of my impressions about the two men.

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