FLG and Language

FLG finds language fascinating. In fact, as of the completion of this post he will have tagged more posts with "language" than "pirates." Astonishing. He knows.

You may remember the post with two clips from A Bit of Fry and Laurie.

Well, FLG was watching a relatively recent clip with Mr. Fry. Apparently, Mr. Fry wrote a kind of howto for poetry and in this interview he contrasts how we teach people piano with how we try to teach people to write poetry. Great point. FLG sucks at poetry, and truth be told wishes he could improve his prose writing as well, so the idea that writing instruction is to blame is very appealing.



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For the record, FLG is against the existence of the word chillax on an aesthetic basis. It's harsh sounding.