Comments on: A little late night academic humor

By: Comrade Kevin

Comrade Kevin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:52:32 +0000

I was raised in a family where it was encouraged to say your bit in ten words, cause that’s about all you had if you wanted to not be interrupted. :-)

By: Ms. Theologian

Ms. Theologian — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:07:03 +0000

You too are very funny. I’d forgotten that people talked this way. I took a class with Nabokov, the son, and he used to list synonyms after every other word. Very amusing.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:40:02 +0000

Those are very good additions! :) They also made me laugh!

By: Shelby Meyerhoff

Shelby Meyerhoff — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:08:06 +0000

In addition to “always already,” be sure to use:

“problematize” (as in, “I want to problematize the notion that Oxford Spa has the best sandwiches. What about Petsi Pie?”)

“put in conversation with” (as in “Let’s put this paper-writing in conversation with the fact that I want to go to sleep.”)