Comments on: William Safire, goofy grammarian http://ryansholin.com/2006/02/19/william-safire-goofy-grammarian/ The future of news. And more. No funny stuff. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan http://ryansholin.com/2006/02/19/william-safire-goofy-grammarian/comment-page-1/#comment-2393 Ryan Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:25:21 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/02/19/william-safire-goofy-grammarian/#comment-2393 Heh. The idea of Safire "trolling for linkbacks" is a fun image, yeah, but I think most of the problem is either 1) a lack of respect for an unfamiliar medium, or 2) not enough understanding of the difference between a page on a social networking site (think MySpace) and a blog. Heh. The idea of Safire “trolling for linkbacks” is a fun image, yeah, but I think most of the problem is either 1) a lack of respect for an unfamiliar medium, or 2) not enough understanding of the difference between a page on a social networking site (think MySpace) and a blog.

]]> By: Wry Cooter http://ryansholin.com/2006/02/19/william-safire-goofy-grammarian/comment-page-1/#comment-2392 Wry Cooter Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:49:11 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/02/19/william-safire-goofy-grammarian/#comment-2392 Do you think he was merely trolling for linkbacks? He obviously didn't fact check, but I think that some people, annoyed with the survey his 'research staff' sent them, filled in joke answers. Do you think he was merely trolling for linkbacks?

He obviously didn’t fact check, but I think that some people, annoyed with the survey his ‘research staff’ sent them, filled in joke answers.

]]> By: fling93 http://ryansholin.com/2006/02/19/william-safire-goofy-grammarian/comment-page-1/#comment-2388 fling93 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:50:58 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/02/19/william-safire-goofy-grammarian/#comment-2388 I'm about as far as you can get from "blogerati" -- but I do use del.icio.us as a verb. I’m about as far as you can get from “blogerati” — but I do use del.icio.us as a verb.

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