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This is not what I was going to blog...


... but we'll return later to the topic of climate change.

In the meantime, another request for help - and a link to something for you to read over the Bank Holiday weekend.

First, the request for help: can anyone help me trace an inaccurately-remembered quotation? I can't remember who said it or their exact words, but the gist of it was this:

"Sloppy writing does not necessarily denote poor expression. It may be perfectly accurate expression of sloppy thinking."

Anyone out there recognise it?

Second (and the connection will become obvious), here's a link to an article by the admirable Andrew Marr. It is rather too long for the average modern attention-span - but then, you lot aren't average ;^)

 
 
 
 
Comments:

"Sloppy writing reflects (and advertises) sloppy thinking." -- Milton Friedman, to Gary Becker

Posted by Tim Kennedy on May 04, 2007 at 01:10 PM GMT+00:00 #

That's not quite the one I was thinking of - but I like it. Thanks, Tim.

Posted by Robin Wilton on May 04, 2007 at 02:49 PM GMT+00:00 #

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