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>This response strikes me as about as intelligent, >thoughtful and defensive as the sort of "you're >another!" postings that come from some of those souls >so uncharitably described here (and elsewhere) as >"Trib Kiddies." > >So if someone does not care for the quality of a given >PG staffer, they "wish they were that staffer." Rest >assured, friend. I do NOT wish I were China Millman. >Nor do I wish I were her predecessor, which would mean >being married to Dan Simpson. And that would be a fate >worse than death! > >Oh, and would it be possible, Jay, to explain what a >"nastly" little attack is? Is that some obscure >reference to legendary newspaper cartoonist Thomas >Nast, perhaps? > >>wow. you really got her where she lives. that was >>incredible. I'll bet management at the PG will read >>your >>well prepared, passionately argued critique of this >>woman's use of the word "inflection" and call her in >>to give her the heave ho. >> >>it's posts like yours that will prevent this board >>from ever being a place to discuss the issues facing >>pg journalism. as long as people use this board to >>launch nastly little attacks against people they don't >>like (or, as I'll wager in this case, envy) this will >>be a place limited to 1. wanna be's, 2. has beens, >>and 3. people who are currently gainfully employed in >>the local industry and check the board only to make >>sure someone isn't taking a nasty pot shot at them. >> >>the only "issue" in your post, i'd argue, is that you >>wish you were the pg restaurant critic. >> >> >> >>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08087/868111-242 >. >>s >>>tm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08087/868111-242.s >t >>m >>></a> >>> >>>My favorite sentences: >>> >>>"On one visit, they were garnished simply with >>>Shropshire blue cheese. On another, chorizo and >>>Shropshire blue lent the dish a Spanish inflection." >>> >>>The American Heritage definition of "inflection." >>> >>>"The act of inflecting or the state of being >>inflected. >>>Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice. >>> >>>Grammar >>> >>>- An alteration of the form of a word by the addition >>>of an affix, as in English dogs from dog, or by >>>changing the form of a base, as in English spoke from >>>speak, that indicates grammatical features such as >>>number, person, mood, or tense. >>>An affix indicating such a grammatical feature, as >the >>>-s in the English third person singular verb form >>>speaks. >>>The paradigm of a word. >>> >>>- A pattern of forming paradigms, such as noun >>>inflection or verb inflection. >>> >>>- A turning or bending away from a course or position >>>of alignment." >>> >>>So Millman, the great food writer, doesn't even have >>>her word usage straight? She can't tell "inflection" >>>from "flavor" or "overtone?" >>> >>>It's bad enough that by the last graf, she thinks >>>readers might care to hear about how she effectively >>>"outed" herself as a "critic" by showing up at this >>>obviously nice bistro on a night when most customers >>>are known regulars. I call this "padding." >>> >>>Another couple of these turkeys and someone's gonna >>>start a "bring back Lizzie" movement.

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