Articles Tagged with writing

Changing the world, or not

Published on September 28, 2021September 26, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Recording sight and sound

Some inventions change society; others don’t.  Why?

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It’s been good enough

Published on July 6, 2021July 5, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Changing or not

When do you need to learn something new?

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The library

Published on May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

and the librarian

We ponder the relationship between books and readers.

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Not quite constant

Published on April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Dealing with precession

We note some of the difficulties in writing historical fiction (among other things).

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A video culture?

Published on November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The way we communicate

Is the written word no longer important?

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Not the way it sounds

Published on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Spelling reform

Written and spoken languages are different.  Should they be made more similar?

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Language technology

Published on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Materials for learning

We notice that some things have gotten much easier with advances in technology.

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Inscribed by hand (II)

Published on May 5, 2020May 4, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The technology of writing

Sometimes everything changed, sometimes it didn’t.

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Inscribed by hand (I)

Published on April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Is handwriting necessary?

Handwritten English is much less important than it was.  But handwriting is not.

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Superficial writing

Published on March 10, 2020March 9, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Not enough research

Some writers don’t look deeply enough into the background.

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