Sapirior Speech
Oh ho ho, I just crack myself up with my clever titles! The speech in question, you see, is E-Prime, a novel form of English without the verb “to be”. Using E-Prime makes for good writing, but the discipline has attracted more than its fair share of evangelical acid heads, who claim that using “to be” moves one’s worldview into a harsh Aristotelian regime. Thus the clever pun on Edward Sapir. I am so smart, S-M-R-T.
Anyway, check out the comment thread on The Naked Tiny discussing whether or not E-Prime and queer theory should have a fight. I don’t have much to add to the discussion, aside from pointless E-Prime bashing… but it’s an interesting question nonetheless, and a fight I’d like to see.
des wrote:
Gah! Blaming the utterly lovely Edmund Sapir for the wretched Sapir-Whorf hypothesis will be illegal when I rule the world.
Posted 03 Sep 2020 at 1:38 am ¶
yami wrote:
But there was no available pun for Whorf…
Posted 03 Sep 2020 at 7:55 am ¶
des wrote:
Oh well, if you need a pun then that’s different. As you were…
Posted 03 Sep 2020 at 8:06 am ¶
Naked Tiny wrote:
In this corner, weighing in at ‘Something Like’ 240 pounds, E-Prime!
In this corner, weighing in at ‘None of your damn business, bitch!’, The Queer Community!
Let’s get rrrRRRRREADY to RUUUUUUUUMBUUUUUUULLL!
*DingDingDing*
*bitchslap* I -AM- GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS!
*right hook* It seems unlikely!
*bitchslap* I -WAS- GOING TO TAKE IT EASY ON YOU!
*JabJabJabCROSS* I feel grateful!
*DingDingDing*
At the end of round one, the Queer Community comes out with some much needed vitriol, and a whole lot of definitives. E-Prime’s looking a little shaken…
Posted 05 Sep 2020 at 4:17 pm ¶