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>So which Block is she related to and-or a personal >friend of? Or is she tied to the "Seen" snobs out in >Fox Chapel? > >She is a CRITIC. By the very definition, her articles >>reflect her personal opinion about the places she >>reviews; an opinion hopefully well trained and >>refined. Unlike a movie or even live theatre >>reviewer, a restaurant/dining critic must comment on >>the service/food that he/she personally receives. >> >>How would it help her reviews if she said, "One diner >>had to wait fifteen minutes to receive water and a >>menu;" rather than, "I had to wait fifteen minutes to >>receive water and a menu?" If that is really your >>hang up, then keep beating the drum, but realize how >>petty that complaint really is in this context. >> >>Again, as others have said, she is a huge improvement >>over Liz Downer. She understands food and how to >>convey the quality of a restaurant far, far better >>than her predecessor. Your (and others) issues are >>really a matter of style and taste (too personal, >>etc.), but in terms of giving the flavor of the place >>she is reviewing, she is a welcome change from Downer. >> >> >>>Competent journalists don't inject themselves into >>>their stories. Inept journalists and critics cannot >>>help but do so. Millman most definitely falls into >the >>>latter category. Her faults ("I" "me") are no less >>>profound than Downer's. >>> >>> >>>>Couldn't agree more. I think Millman is a decent >>>>writer, a good critic and a 489,000 percent >>>>improvement over Liz "I'm from San Francisco, do you >>>>know where that is?" Downer. >>>> >>>>I liked the use of the word "inflection" in that >>>>context, think it worked well, but then again, I >>>>didn't get straight As on all my 5th grade >vocabulary >>>>tests. I bet the poster who started this thread had >>>>all of his/hers still up on the refrigerator. >>>> >>>> >>>>>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- >2 >>4 >>>2 >>>>. >>>>>s >>>>>>tm">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08087/868111-24 >2 >>. >>>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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