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Squid Tempest

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The Linguistics of Unsung

Dec 15, 2009, 11:51

Something I've been pondering lately.

I enjoy the cut and thrust of discussion on this forum very much.
I enjoy people describing the music that moves them and why.
I enjoy people discussing, for example, the merits of this album compared to another.

I particularly enjoy these when the person writing is open-minded, and describes these things from a position of open subjectivity.

In other words, I enjoy these discussions when, for example, they are worded in this (approximate) manner:

1. In my opinion Fred Teapot is one of the great drummers
2. Personally, I'm not a fan of The Gobbledeegooks, although I can understand their appeal.

What irks me, and generally drives me to make an unfavourable response (possibly unjustified), is when people state their opinions as irrefutable and definitive i.e. as the objective truth. Examples as follows:

1. Ron Mogface is definitely by far the best maraca player in the world
2. There is no doubt that Tinkle 3 are the worst folk gamelan band in the Baltic.

Do you agree that the linguistics of these discussions are of import, or am I just being oversensitive (in your opinion)?!

Squid
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The Linguistics of Unsung – Squid Tempest, Dec 15, 2009, 11:51


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