Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:
> The last thing you
> would need for actual design and construction is a boorish civil engineer
> ragging your ear on all the structural theories involved and discussions on
> the irrelevant arcane methods of construction.
An infelicitous metaphor, I think. One of the things you'd need most
would be someone who could tell you whether your house might cave in on
you, or whether it was properly designed for not-so-contingent
contingencies like weather and settling.
Presumably, the amateur reader doesn't take the sorts of risks an
amateur house-builder might take by not seeking professional guidance.
But if your metaphor says anything, it isn't that professionals are
boorish nags overconcerned with irrelevant details.
Otherwise: you're still singling out even "some" professors and grad
students and suggesting they alone are peculiarly unable to enjoy
reading as all other readers can enjoy it. I'm suggesting that you're
categorizing professors and grad students way too casually.
-- Il n'y a pas de hors texte, Matt - * Unsubscribing? Mail majordomo@roughdraft.org with the message * UNSUBSCRIBE BANANAFISHReceived on Tue Oct 29 12:06:46 2002
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