tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post8297481691055875019..comments2023-11-05T03:47:52.874-08:00Comments on Celebrating the Absurd: Where, oh where, has credibility gone?!?Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-60073921173683050842009-10-04T17:37:34.752-07:002009-10-04T17:37:34.752-07:00@Joshua
Thanks for the comment...I'm a linguis...@Joshua<br />Thanks for the comment...I'm a linguist by study (not trade), so I'm with you -- all dictionary definitions are based on actual usage...but I would draw the line at referencing Wikipedia, which is notoriously inaccurate (at times) in official government or business policy. I don't care where you got your definition, but if the source isn't credible, don't cite it. I know that's hypocritical -- but geez, think a little of your audience!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-71401091479680381922009-08-20T08:00:20.497-07:002009-08-20T08:00:20.497-07:00Actually, using Wikipedia for a word definition (a...Actually, using Wikipedia for a word definition (assuming the relevant article is stable) isn't so unreasonable. Word definitions are to some extent decided by popular consensus and Wikipedia may do a decent job reflecting that consensus.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637936588223855248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-22167176935858344912009-07-01T09:34:24.555-07:002009-07-01T09:34:24.555-07:00@Deena
It's just that I don't want proof t...@Deena<br />It's just that I don't want <b>proof</b> that the people I'm to turn to for guidance on policy are lazy! <br /><br />@raincoaster<br />Sure, but that's why I like 'em -- not ever prole can add his/her two cents worth!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-90265298986733795952009-07-01T04:10:15.528-07:002009-07-01T04:10:15.528-07:00Dictionaries are an expression and tool of the bou...Dictionaries are an expression and tool of the bourgeois hegemony of the Authority-Industrial Complex!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-86955687093356960252009-06-30T08:32:25.164-07:002009-06-30T08:32:25.164-07:00As far as using Wikipedia goes to simply find the ...As far as using Wikipedia goes to simply find the definition of a word - oh, well....... There are worse resources (yes, there are BETTER resources but lazy is as lazy does).<br /><br />Now; if we are talking about using Wikipedia to glean an understanding of a concept - them's fighting words lady........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-74179970421273817042009-06-30T06:40:45.570-07:002009-06-30T06:40:45.570-07:00Wow. You win. That would have had me quitting in d...Wow. You win. That would have had me quitting in disgust.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633401326479781405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14141220.post-73215354133899924962009-06-30T03:14:46.056-07:002009-06-30T03:14:46.056-07:00Went through something similar in a previous job. ...Went through something similar in a previous job. A person hired to draft the curriculum for a new academic program lifted it almost verbatim from Wikipedia and wasn't ashamed to say so.The Naghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978145047787798267noreply@blogger.com