tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post3019087872274023211..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: InterestingJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-58838610993159071782014-03-02T02:55:27.967-06:002014-03-02T02:55:27.967-06:00In linguistic terms, it's just conversational ...In linguistic terms, it's just conversational filler, or a marker, as Clarissa suggested, that has nothing to do with something actually being interesting. In speech, then, it serves its purposes.<br /><br />In expository writing, it is useless. It's even worse than "it's striking" as a cheap way to make a transition.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-88712775932070975942014-03-01T17:57:47.529-06:002014-03-01T17:57:47.529-06:00Today I caught myself repeating "interesting&...Today I caught myself repeating "interesting" 4 times in a row at a tea store. This was my way of signalling to the saleswoman that she was boring me to death but she didn't get my meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-43925477593173551712014-03-01T15:42:16.205-06:002014-03-01T15:42:16.205-06:00Meant to add that because it's weak, for Grice...Meant to add that because it's weak, for Gricean reasons, using it rather than something more committal is telling.Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-36727507178427429702014-03-01T15:24:51.187-06:002014-03-01T15:24:51.187-06:00It's a very weak term of praise. What would th...It's a very weak term of praise. What would the substantiation of it look like? If one can actually give more detail about the way in which the thing interests you, then you can write something more, well, interesting.Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com