tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post6144533614541929815..comments2023-10-22T14:14:16.419+01:00Comments on J. Arthur MacNumpty: The Negative-o-meter: 5-6 NovemberWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-39524758043241382332009-11-07T14:09:31.888+00:002009-11-07T14:09:31.888+00:00Subrosa, consider yourself a pace-setter - never a...Subrosa, consider yourself a pace-setter - never a bad thing to be!<br /><br />James, you're right, positivity and negativity are (largely) in the eye of the beholder and whatever someone might imply when they say something, they can't control what their audience infers: this is drawn on my inference which I'd like to think is about 90-odd per cent in line with how others would read it. To be honest, asking a bunch of people to do this would make for a brilliant sociolinguistics experiment and if I'd thought of it five years ago instead of doing a god-awful dissertation on consonant length in Shilluk, I might have graduated with more than a 2:2. :)<br /><br />And I can't argue with the recent post - depending on what else gets posted on The Steamie today, I'll either break it down tonight or tomorrow night - being negative. It's a grim piece but at the same time, an open goal given the running Labour have made on GARL. That's not to excuse it though: I tire of politicians offering us problems - we already know what they are, thank you - when it's their job to offer solutions.<br /><br />Incidentally, I think it's rather cheeky to link to the Herald from a Scotsman page. ;)Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-24446046676435476192009-11-07T11:53:07.659+00:002009-11-07T11:53:07.659+00:00It's an interesting concept, this analysis, bu...It's an interesting concept, this analysis, but I'd have drawn the green and red a little differently. Some of the green against Mr Kerr seems particularly dubious, but hey, political blogging's usually about partisan perspectives.<br /><br />Incidentally, you can tell that the Kerr campaign aren't reading your blog (which is their loss): check out this morning's <a href="http://www2.jpscotland.co.uk/steamie/2009/11/david-kerr-labour-hypocrisy-in-glasgow.html" rel="nofollow">diatribe of negativity</a>.James Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707473889170111139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-88413757915971557912009-11-06T22:08:12.325+00:002009-11-06T22:08:12.325+00:00I see my idea for having a blog specific for candi...I see my idea for having a blog specific for candidates views has been pinched.<br /><br />Quite a compliment. :)subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.com