Thanks for the Reddy reminder, David. The article is one of my favorites.
Jerry
On 12/16/12 7:34 PM, "David Sless" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The Shards and Leftovers Department has its best time in the forthcoming
> January Sales, when all stock is either sold or goes to the tip. A wonderful
> purging!
>
> But before that can happen we have to get through the coming season of
> goodwill. With that in mind I would like to offer some expressions of goodwill
> and seasons greetings.
>
> First Ken. Flattery will get you everywhere! Let me resolve just one
> perplexity for you concerning my being wrong 95% of the time.
>> The puzzle of this claim is this: while David may assume that 95 per cent of
>> what he writes is wrong, he nevertheless seems to believe that he is right in
>> each instance.
> This is true, but to coin a phrase: "In the future, everyone will be right for
> 15 minutes".
>
> Terry, I'd like to suggest some illuminating reading over the season of
> mindless merriment and joy.
> Chapter I: Descartes' Myth, in Gilbert Ryle's 'Concept of Mind' , 1949.
>
> To everyone else, here is a bit of insight into one of the seminal works in
> contemporary communication theory. It might provide some pause for thought, or
> even an epiphany!
>
> Reddy, M. J. (1979). The conduit metaphor: A case of frame conflict in our
> language about language. In A. Ortony (Ed.), Metaphor and Thought (pp.
> 284310). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-29626-9 paperback.
>
> With good wishes for the festive season. Here endeth my last provocation of
> the year.
>
> David
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