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Re: .loc.au stats for October
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lugnet.loc.au
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Wed, 6 Nov 2002 01:57:42 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, David Drew writes:
> As can be seen the last paragraph, the use of quotes can often used to
> meta-conceptualise and words which have an "absolute" "meaning". Since
> one of the "foundations" of most post-modern discourse (particularly
> within the "deconstructionist" framework) is the fact that everything is
> relative, applying a absolutionist view to anything is equated with
> heresy, and immediately puts you into the camp of white, male,
> protestant baby-killers who don't pay enough tax.
Hey! That's me. Apart from the bit about being a protestant, that is.
food for thought: "nothing is absolute" is in itself an absolute statement.
Allister
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 | | RE: .loc.au stats for October
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| There is the secondary use of quotes was to indicate something which was described as something, but was actually not. Often used to show saracasm within text, particularly with those who are decrying post-modern discourse. Post-modern (and feminist (...) (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au)
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