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Originally Posted by Medusa
This would actually be a GREAT thread. A discussion on how academic language changes a conversation or the overtones of elitism (or lack thereof).
Cyclopea made a BEAUTIFUL post about academic language in another thread that I would like to see be part of that conversation.
My opinion: Academic language can feel silencing. Yes.
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Thank You Medusa for liking my post.
As a footnote (and shameless plug): I started a whole thread spoofing overwrought highfalutin "academese"-
"Chair Dance: Expressionism, Post Modernism, and Popular Culture".
So if anyone wants to spew a bunch of non-sensical smart-sounding bullshit about a stupid topic, come on over!
http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...read.php?t=391
And bring your multi-quote button! Cite your sources! Consult your thesaurus!
