[Air-l] English as a journal language

[J. J.]

Internet exists because it lets us communicate. We communicate using 
language. How could we escape the discussion?
Jarek



>From: Barry Wellman <wellman at chass.utoronto.ca>
>Reply-To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>To: aoir list <air-l at aoir.org>
>Subject: [Air-l] English as a journal language
>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:14:26 -0500
>
>FWIW, I offer the following ongoing story:
>
>I've been invited to a Latin language country to spend 2 days this June
>teaching how to write "international" journal articles.
>
>I was surprised at first.
>
>I was told that the scholars in this country have basically been writing
>reports for the government and NGOs, or for their own journals -- not much
>refereeing.
>
>So it appears that it is not the language I am teaching, but how to write
>for journals in the North American traditions. (Note "s" at the end of the
>word).
>
>And while I have the floor, an apology to the guy whose name I spelled
>wrongly the other day. It wasn't that I was putting him down, as he
>too-quickly charged, it is that when I respond to the digest, other names
>are not easily visible to me. I did want to respond to misleading
>information that was being put out about AOIR in Toronto, but I also had
>"Connected Lives" page proofs due that day (all 50 pp!), the phone was
>ringing (archaic instrument that I keep around), and I was fighting the
>clock. Time stress is the explanation, and not an effort to put down by
>sloppy spelling. When I put some one down, I do it up front.
>
>BTW, while I find the linguistic discussion interesting, is it really an
>AoIR issue?
>
>  Barry
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>   Barry Wellman         Professor of Sociology        NetLab Director
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