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Don't know if a mere BA qualifies me as academic, but what the heck.
Some of us write short. Those of us who write short have noticed that
what we want to say has either already been said, or probably will be
soon.
The shortest way to say what's already been said is to shut up. So we
do. So you only hear from the windy ones.
Mike Huber
mike -dot- huber -at- software -dot- rockwell -dot- com
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Melissa Hunter-Kilmer [SMTP:mhunterk -at- BNA -dot- COM]
>
>I don't think the problem with anti-intellectualism in the workplace is
>because
>of liberal arts. It seems to me that it's a problem with academia in
>general.
>I've noticed that the academics and former academics who post both to this
>list
>and to me seem to be paid by the word. They ramble on forever. It doesn't
>look
>like they can write concisely. Would I hire one of them? No way! I can see
>their poor users now -- they'd nod off during procedures, trying to get
>through
>all the verbiage!
>
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