tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post115032198620830719..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: cool linksPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1150465195408614122006-06-16T09:39:00.000-04:002006-06-16T09:39:00.000-04:00You are correct in shaming me, anonymous. Just a ...You are correct in shaming me, anonymous. Just a lazy attempt at a turn of phrase.<BR/><BR/>But I'll let it stand--such are the perils of blogging. Writing without a net.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1150463939809053662006-06-16T09:18:00.000-04:002006-06-16T09:18:00.000-04:00"performative links"????? playgoer: please do not ..."performative links"????? playgoer: please do not participate in the spreading of the misuse of this ugly word. look up the meaning in j.l. austin: a performative is an utterance that enacts what it declares ("i pronounce you husband and wife" "it's a bet!" "let there be light" etc.) despite what too many academics trying to sound fancy-shmancy think, it is not a synonym for 'histrionic', 'performance-related', 'theatrical' or anything of the sort. you are such a nice writer. don't wreck your prose with jargon -- especially used incorrectly. it's bad enough to find this in academic journals. please spare us in the blogosphere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com