Hi Russell,
I like your angle, however, I have had someone question whether a
drawing of a thing is the thing.
but it was a pretty bad drawing.
cheers
Duann Scott
Industrial Designer
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Port Adelaide S.A. 5015
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On 22/01/2008, at 6:39 PM, Keith Russell wrote:
> While a drawing is a drawing, no one bothers to question whether a
> drawing of a thing is the thing.
>
> Equally, while all language instances are instances of language, no
> one
> should bother to question whether a language account of a thing is the
> thing.
>
> In this sense, all language is language.
>
> The features of language that come to the fore in fiction are to be
> found in all language just as the features that come to the fore in
> factual writing can be found in all language.
>
> This might be disappointing.
>
> cheers
>
> keith russell
> oz newcastle
>
>
>
>
>
>>>> Chris Rust <[log in to unmask]> 22/01/2008 6:40 pm >>>
> Despite Ken's aspirations, (and maybe he has a particularly well
> endowed
> organ of truth)
>
> Nothing that I write is free from my ideology and personal
> interests. I
>
> understand that Isaac Newton had the same problem. I can't speak for
> anybody else (I was reading about Newton last night so I can still
> remember what was said moderately clearly, albeit through a particular
>
> historian's filter)
>
> Best wishes from Sheffield, home of the "Off the Shelf" annual
> festival
>
> of writing.
> Chris
>
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