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Ruaridh or Roderick's avatar

This piece might have carried some weight had it not been replete with unhelpful, including ad personam, street language (because it serves to distract from, or at least camouflage, what might otherwise have been useful writing).

Sad it is that we live in an age of hyperbolic diatribes, with temperately expressed, rational argument so often coming a poor second.

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John Maidment's avatar

What's the opposite of street language? And what is the evidence that it is more objective and beneficial to the public good? Just asking.

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Grant Duncan PhD's avatar

Good questions, thanks John. Street language, like street food, sounds way more hip than I'll ever be, so I'll take it as a compliment.

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Ruaridh or Roderick's avatar

Courteous discourse remains my preference. Just answering.

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