tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092645940431280359.post8656528995889563181..comments2023-11-02T04:48:23.745-07:00Comments on Old Lady Syndrome: blathering whenever I want about whatever: You may dictate my style, but not my content.kfedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04271521222918260527noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092645940431280359.post-79076564864093828202007-09-30T19:58:00.000-07:002007-09-30T19:58:00.000-07:00"Often" does not mean "proper" in all circumstance..."Often" does not mean "proper" in all circumstances (if they jump off a bridge are you going to, too?), and I have largely understood the goal of Associated Press style--why they care so much, and why they are the journalistic standard of style to the U.S.-- to be to communicate meaning as clearly as possible. <BR/><BR/>Associating "largely" with "understood" as I did just moments ago is acceptable, because "largely" is modifying a concept of my thought, not a physical quality of my existence (as with "sleepless"). <BR/><BR/>Does that make sense? Am I just being neurotic?kfedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271521222918260527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092645940431280359.post-32496120099517995302007-09-30T16:04:00.000-07:002007-09-30T16:04:00.000-07:00One, keeping in mind that a clinical perspective c...One, keeping in mind that a clinical perspective can frame almost any discussion objectively, your choice of words is quite appropriate. Two, while "largely" may feel awkward to you, it's often been <BR/>used synonymous with "mostly" or "generally", as well as for size references. <BR/>And since it actually is sunny today..... maybe that <BR/>will work as a grump antidote :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com