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I have come up with a fool-proof excuse for never studying philosophy. My mind works in paradox and there is never the possibility of positing any idea that does not, in a flash, invite the consideration of its opposite.

This struck me when, having contributed to a post about the parlous state of public language today, I obliterated my original comment by stating what is almost the direct opposite opinion. It is good that linguistic experts examine the way that hacks and politicians play fast and loose with our language, I thought. Then it struck me that forever, back to the first speakers in time, there have probably been those who think that, as a species, we could express ourselves with more clarity and "con brio".

I've always loved the myth of the Tower of Babel.
In fact, I think that my task as a blogger is to climb what's left of it daily and try to get a view of the world around as she is spoke.