How to say controversial things

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1. Scribbler (3 comments.) says:

   1/14/2007 at 11:50 am

   Alas! The two links at the end of the article don’t work.
2. Mark (386 comments.) says:

   1/14/2007 at 12:06 pm

   Links should be fixed. Sorry about that.
3. James (1 comments.) says:

   1/14/2007 at 7:27 pm

   No, no you’re not. Come on, be honest!

   I agree with you, and I mean that honestly. Here’s another phrase I hate to hear:

   “Let’s just agree to disagree.”

   It sounds open, but it’s not. What the phrase means in practice is “let’s stop talking about this.” I’d rather people just disagreed than “just agreed to disagree.”
4. Rudd-O (5 comments.) says:

   1/15/2007 at 4:42 pm

   “agree to disagree” is one of the stupidest sentences out there. it completely obliterates the possibility of obtaining a meaningful conclusion about an issue, and threatens progress.
5. Charles Nicholls (2 comments.) says:

   1/16/2007 at 12:17 pm

   God I hate that &*^*% I am so glad you brought that up. I myself am disabled and would rather people would just say that I am disabled and move on. To say that I am “handicapable” makes me want to reach out and choke someone!
6. John Hotchkiss (1 comments.) says:

   1/16/2007 at 6:31 pm

   This is one of the best posts I have read in a long time. I detest the manipulation and degradation of the language (any language). When everything can mean anything, nothing means anything. Good show!
7. Lars Clausen says:

   1/17/2007 at 6:14 am

   “use transparent, contundent, honest words” – WTF does contundent mean? Hardly a transparent word:) Otherwise, great article.
8. John (1 comments.) says:

   6/1/2007 at 3:05 pm

   Great Article. I have a question. Can I use peoples words on my blog like you uised pauls writing as long as I leave a link back to there site and give the credit? Thanks

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