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> The definitions are these desiccated little husks of technocratic meaningese, as if a word were no more than its coordinates in semantic space. That sentence
by agarden 12y ago
> The definitions are these desiccated little husks of technocratic meaningese, as if a word were no more than its coordinates in semantic space.
That sentence thrills me. Superb. The author seems to care more about color than efficiency. I do, too. Maybe you value efficiency over color.
- TillE 12y agoI don't generally appreciate attempts at flowery prose, but that sentence is excellent. It expresses something that a simpler formulation cannot. It's actually a fairly concise way to communicate that specific idea.