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Contemporary literary theory, particularly of the postmodern or deconstructionist variety, has long had something of a reputation for being overburdened with inane, incomprehensible, and vacuous jargon. This reputation is not entirely undeserved; however, in my view, business school jargon outdoes literary theory with ease on...
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Nitpickers "Unite"

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In grammar , nonsense
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On October 2, 2007
Via Cliopatra, it's the "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks.On days like today, these are the sorts of grammatical transgressions that make me want to garrote a panda. . . . oh, and what the hell is an apostrophe doing in the middle of the word...

Signs of Hope

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On September 25, 2007

It's a busy teaching day, but I thought I'd let everyone know that I just dropped by the cafeteria for a quick bite, and no one was screaming "Motherfucker, I.

Why Can’t I Stop Lying?

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In nonsense
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On September 12, 2007
Every day I buy coffee at the coffee shop in the Patterson Office Tower. Every day they ask me whether or not I'm a student. Every day I say "Of course," because students on campus are exempt from sales tax. Every now and then, usually...

4:33

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On August 29, 2007

Fifty-five years ago today, John Cage wasted 4 minutes and 33 seconds of his audience's time in Woodstock, NY. Some would argue this was the shortest duration of time squandered.

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