tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post7682252182653001856..comments2024-03-05T09:00:51.695-08:00Comments on DISSENT the BLOG: Mysteries of the known universeRebel Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00695051285325585662noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-52997653135605721432011-11-09T13:34:35.047-08:002011-11-09T13:34:35.047-08:00"Rubric" is a good Philip Glass song, th..."Rubric" is a good Philip Glass song, though. :)<br /><br />Expressions I detest: "It is what it is." (rather meaningless tautology)<br />"Seriously?"<br />"Really?"<br />"I get it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-49521316381416361642011-11-09T11:15:13.702-08:002011-11-09T11:15:13.702-08:00A fine list, 10:19. I am especially annoyed by &qu...A fine list, 10:19. I am especially annoyed by "at the end of the day." Also, when Brits say, "If you like." I don't like. (That's almost as bad as New Yorkers' "Can I be honest?")Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-73654431072643908062011-11-09T10:19:51.447-08:002011-11-09T10:19:51.447-08:00Well...if we're going to start naming examples...Well...if we're going to start naming examples in the "I am annoyed by..." department, here are a few candidates .....overused expressions, mostly by politicians, but by other folks too...<br /><br />1. At the end of the day,.....<br /><br />2. The reality is, ........<br /><br />3. Going forward, .......<br /><br />4. The truth is, .......<br /><br />5. ..with this caveat .....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-27634514063459327322011-11-08T19:50:20.905-08:002011-11-08T19:50:20.905-08:00Well, Sir Bob, I am at times forced to use it too....Well, Sir Bob, I am at times forced to use it too. At such times, uttering it is a necessary evil--but an evil it remains. <br />It is the enthusiasm for this word that bothers me, really. I don't mind if it restricts itself to religious communities and such. I don't mind if it is used with regret and displeasure, as one might use, say, a pooper scooper or funds to make a campaign contribution.<br />In fact, if it is merely used, like a shoe or shovel, I can deal with it all day long. If, however, it thrills and uplifts the user owing to its vogue status (in, say, the special and earnest world of SLOs), it is akin to vomit. No, it is far less wholesome than vomit. I am sure of it.<br />I know: I am somewhat idiosyncratic about this. But I happen to know that there are others--people I admire and respect--who find the word repugnant, though I'm not sure the cause of their discomfort is similar to the cause of mine. <br />Surely, you, Sir Bob, can identify words that you loath sans an adequate account of the loathitude!Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-68588786276377668382011-11-08T19:09:13.986-08:002011-11-08T19:09:13.986-08:00"Rubric" is a word used by the Education..."Rubric" is a word used by the Educational Testing Service when folks score AP exams; the University of California uses a "rubric" in scoring the AWPE (Analytical Writing Placement Exam) which students take to place into the UC's writing programs. Both AP and AWPE employ a guide for placing a paper in a scoring range: AP uses a 0-9 rubric range while AWPE employs a 1-6 range. <br /><br />So we rubric away.Bob Cosgrovenoreply@blogger.com