tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post4529931940904958870..comments2024-02-12T02:22:30.561-05:00Comments on The Lousy Linguist: No Problem? You're Welcome.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-76278709216246316992010-07-07T18:54:44.736-04:002010-07-07T18:54:44.736-04:00I still don't buy it.I still don't buy it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242145240408282705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-58111808898383985482010-07-06T16:13:16.756-04:002010-07-06T16:13:16.756-04:00haha, yes, too true. the only reason I check Salon...haha, yes, too true. the only reason I check Salon and Slate any more is just to find their crazy shit to blog about. For that, they're both still quite good. Anything else, nada.<br /><br />The shift you mention is possible, but it's a hell of a cultural shift. I'd expect to see that manifested in a lot of areas, not just courtesy phrases.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558846279006287148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520807396714463309.post-63216382054197618702010-07-06T09:27:53.587-04:002010-07-06T09:27:53.587-04:00Consider this an intervention. You have to stop r...Consider this an intervention. You have to stop reading Salon.com. :)<br /><br />I wonder if it represents a sociological change where we somehow shifted from a sense of duty to help our neighbors to a more self-reliant, nobody owes us anything. Now, it feels like we almost have to apologize for being helped. Or is that my own neurosis?Jason M. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396075067541286700noreply@blogger.com