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From: "Isabelle Bracamonte" <ibracamonte@y...>
To: <vocalist-temporary@egroups.com>
Sent: 31 August 2000 22:22
Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] off-topic: Richard Miller Video Tapes
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> I think mike was referring to Miller's writing tone,
> which is, unfortunately, quite pompous and
> off-putting.
> I am glad to hear that he is charming in person,
> however. Sometimes "academic" writers tend to assume
> a billious atittude common to the genre -- I saw a lot
> of that in university research departments. I greatly
>
> Isabelle
>
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I agree completely. I sometimes find Miller's tone a little patronising,
along the lines of "I researched this so I know more than you.", but I think
that this is a common problem with academic writing. In my own field I have
to red academic papers frequently, often written by personal acquaintances.
Often the writing style is completely alien to the character of the author.
I think that the generally accepted academic style of writing has a lot to
answer for. Personally I disagree with quite a lot of Miller's writings,
but that is after looking beyond the style of the writing. I am quite
willing to accept that he is a charming person. If I lived in the US I
would be glad to meet him and talk about singing. If we didn't disagree
occasionally, there really wouldn't be anything to discuss anymore.
Colin
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