For the purposes of discussion, allow me to coin a word: Eblivion: The condition or quality of lacking conscious awareness of ones surroundings due to the distractions of electronic devices.
For the purposes of discussion, allow me to coin a word: Eblivion: The condition or quality of lacking conscious awareness of ones surroundings due to the distractions of electronic devices.
“We of this age have discovered a shorter and more prudent method to become scholars and wits without the fatigue of reading or thinking.” Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub, 1704
Assuming that Hillary Clinton does on occasion converse with the man who once asked the nation to consider “what the meaning of is is,” it ought to come as no surprise that she has an ear more attuned than most to the nuance and power of the spoken word. As the former first lady’s campaign for the democratic nomination has moved into what must be its last gasp effort to salvage victory out of a ruinous campaign strategy that has lurched from her autumnal preening over the inevitability of an early-February coronation to her wintry performance of a snarling victimhood (we will leave further commentary to the political bloggers), Ms. Clinton has made language itself an issue.