We have heard of staged photos. We have heard of photographers who arrive early making it difficult for those who come later to shoot a scene. But this? Lucknow: Five of the twelve physically handicapped street vendors, who had downed poison on being egged on by television crews that assured them that the “act” would…
Daily Archives: 2 August 2007
‘Sloppy thinking leads to sloppy writing’
George Orwell wrote in “Politics and the English Language” in 1946 that our use of the English language “becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.” Dennis Dutton provides a couple of examples, and explains why: Exhibit A: “This…
