his world-renown investigative journalism class
For the last time, internet: "renown" is a noun, not an adjective.
I noticed that too, essear. No one cares about editing anymore.
1: I just assumed it was a typo; is there an actual pattern of intentional use on the internet?
1: So what you're advocating is for "renown" to be re-nouned?
1: So is "bottle," restaurant menus.
4: Yes, I notice it often enough to be really annoyed by it. You can Google "'world-renown' -'world-renowned'" to see zillions of examples. Also, "world reknown" shows up a lot, which might or might not suggest something about the cognitive process that leads to the mistake.
I'm never going to live this down ever am I.
Are there prestigious schools of marketing? (Serious question.) I'm wondering if the name change is an attempt to trade on journalism's existing prestige - or what remains of it; seems like it wouldn't be that hard to create a marketing and communications program without having to take over a journalism one.
which might or might not suggest something about the cognitive process that leads to the mistake.
ESP
"How do you get to be renowned? Like, do you have to be nowned first?" -Buffy
"Yes, first there's the painful nowning process." -Willow
Everyone is already nowned, "renown" ultimately deriving from re + nommer to name, i.e., to name again (to someone), to relate; someone who is renowned is someone about whom things are much related, whose name is much bandied about.
And the use of "renown" as an adjective (rather than "renowned") has a history in the US of A going back to the late 19th century: "1893 Nebraska Bee-keeper Sept. 101/2 Dr. Dzierson, the world renown author and apiarian."
Later, without any prefix, even: "2008 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 4 Jan. ii. 4/2 The $50 million Crystal Bridges Museum was designed by renown Israeli-American architect Moshe Safdie".
I wish I could get paid to read the OED.
I'm envisioning some kind of infomercial: "for just $10 a month, you can help give the greatest gift of all to those who need it most: sponsor a philosophy PhD so they can know the joy of reading the OED".
In re Brad DeLong's refrain, I've thought about mailing him a copy of Manufacturing Consent, but he'd probably just call me up and start bitching about communists or some such.
"Brad DeLong called to bitch about communists" sounds like a pretty entertaining outcome, to me.
We had an OED when I was a lad, but it was the compressed version in the slipcase with the magnifying glass in the little drawer, which made looking anything up a pain. Very disappointing.
Children in my household were called on to read the tiny type, which was only fair because we'd usually misplaced the magnifying glass.
We had a full-sized set, but it was in the office behind my parents' bedroom and I never took full advantage of it.
AcademicLurker
We have lurkers? From academies? They read the stuff? Oh god.
On Moshe Safdie. A few months ago I'd have said he only had one hit building. One is pretty good, really. But now he (or his practice) has two, because there's this big structure in Singapore, which I saw recently, and which is probably set to stick in people's minds like the Empire State Building does.
neb, there was probably a huge porn stash in there, and bondage equipment, so just as well you never went in.
I still have the two-volume edition, which I got for 25 bucks, magnifying glass and everything. I suppose it's time my daughters started using it, because their Beginning Dictionary is a piece of crap.
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Clearly I've been too busy lately; it's amazing the things one can learn by checking the Flickr group.
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26: That they make Penn State scarves now?
The Singapore surfboard on clothespins?
Hm, my comment was lost. Just:
There are some new names posting pictures, it seems. And there are some who are newly named.
We had an OED when I was a lad, but it was the compressed version in the slipcase with the magnifying glass in the little drawer, which made looking anything up a pain. Very disappointing.
There is no annoyance, only insufficient zeal.
Clearly I've been too busy lately; it's amazing the things one can learn by checking the Flickr group.
I have deliberately chosen to not ask to join the Flickr group (because, honestly, I'd rather not have faces to go with the names, it feels like cheating), but comments like that test my resolve.
There is no annoyance, only insufficient zeal Zuul.
because, honestly, I'd rather not have faces to go with the names, it feels like cheating
I know what you mean, and it's one reason I don't look at the Flickr pool very often.
Well, that, and people keep posting pictures of their bikes! And buildings! And snow! And mountains and signs. Which is to say that there aren't a lot of portraits, if that helps, Nick.
Actually, it's more of a guideline than a rule...
I was surprised to note that there are now 1800 (!) pictures in the group.
Sometimes people post pictures of things that aren't reported on this blog, though. Because, privacy (I assume).
37: That's nothing compared to nosflow's private stock.
37: I know, right? It's not like people have a lot to say around here.
39: "Nos Flow's Private Stock. When you're ready for a real sipping whiskey, you're ready for the finest winter wheat. The richest golden maize. Some old oak barrels we bought at the liquidation sale of an undercapitalized sherry distillery that some guy who worked at Microsoft abandoned. Tones of caramel, saddle leather and the hair of that girl from ninth grade who wouldn't talk to you. Warmth, not bite, for those long evenings by the fire with your red panda Thaddeus Venture. When Nos Flow's great-great-grandfather Ahasuerus Flow founded the Flow Distillery, he wanted to sell liquor to migrant workers and electioneers in the days before women were allowed to vote. Nos Flow carries on that proud tradition with Private Stock. Private Stock. Drink yourself blind."
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Through the looking glass in Phoenix. The accompanying poll is a hoot(sob):
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies used armored vehicles, including a tank, to raid the home of a cockfighting suspect. Actor Steven Seagal was riding atop the tank. Do you think the heavy armor was justified, or simply for show -- Seagal's reality show?|>Yes, you have to be careful with these suspects
No, it was simply for show
Undecided
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CHOCO TACOS! THE BEST!
When making Choco Tacos from scratch, remember: Kafka adds flavor.
OT: Does anyone know what the "21 Questions" thing on Facebook is? A Facebook friend appears to have posted something on my wall answering a question about me, and if I'm to find out what this is about, I must give FB permission to, well, access my data in various ways. Obviously I'm not going to do that.
Oh -- I should just google this thing.
Damn, though, this one FB friend is also the one whose Farmville activities I blocked early on. Don't make me block everything you do at me, woman.
A nice complete circle: I was looking up the Greek used in the Flickr update being discussed, and it brought me to a work on Google Books with "prolegomenon" in the title.
Oh, just block it. The application goes through the person's friends list and generates questions like "Would you pay money to see parsimon dance like Michael Jackson?" or "Have you ever wanted to punch apostropher?"
"Would you pay money to see parsimon dance like Michael Jackson?"
Wait. How much money?
48: Yeah, okay. I do wish that friend would stop doing that stuff. Her 21 Questions thing was posted on my wall. My Wall! Which remains quiet unless I allow it! Perhaps I can get rid of that as well, then.
A person has standards.
"Would you pay money to see parsimon dance like Michael Jackson?"
No, but I might pay money to see Jarvis Cocker drop his pants in protest at parsimon dancing like Michael Jackson.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies used armored vehicles, including a tank, to raid the home of a cockfighting suspect. Actor Steven Seagal was riding atop the tank.
This never happens over here in Knifecrime Island, although once the Strathclyde Police Force raided a pub that was open after hours accompanied by Brian Blessed on a hostess trolley.
Richard Littlejohn on a recumbent bicycle.
No, but I might pay money to see Jarvis Cocker drop his pants in protest at parsimon dancing like Michael Jackson.
I'm pretty sure cocker never actually dropped his pants. he just waved.
the fact that I know that detail is rather worrying.
that building is...well, it's memorable. when it was going up, locals were disturbed by the perceived likeness of the three building/columns to ancestor tablets, but now that they've gone and smushed an entire cruise ship on the top people appear to be mollified.
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This never happens over here in Knifecrime Island, although once the Strathclyde Police Force raided a pub that was open after hours accompanied by Brian Blessed on a hostess trolley.
No, our coppers are too busy shooting backpackers to worry about SWAT raids on cockfighters.
58: Ah, that's the place with the "infinity" swimming pool on top that got many of us vicariously afeared when I linked it here before.