July 17, 2007Not on my watch!I must have been the last one to notice the use of “beg the question” to mean “begs for us to ask the question.” It was pointed out to me by my son, who had heard a radio sports commentator use it and had sent him an email pointing out his improper use of the phrase. (The commentator thanked him and repented!) I was touched. I didn’t realize my son cared that much about these things. There's a chip off the old block. Continue reading "Not on my watch!"Posted by Dan Reid
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July 12, 2007The Ugly Unincarnate AbyssProbably you've noticed that there’s a real difference between “living speech” and “printed word,” that one-dimensional, wood-pulp cut-out of the author. We seldom write in the exact same way we speak—not even when blogging! And it’s a good thing too. This struck me about twenty years ago when I was just beginning what turned out to be my career as an editor. We used to publish an “Urbana Compendium,” a book made up primarily of plenary addresses at the triennial Urbana Student Missions Convention. IVP editors were given the job of shaping into book form the addresses that had been recorded and then transcribed. We did this during the convention. Continue reading "The Ugly Unincarnate Abyss"Posted by Dan Reid
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