Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Postscript On Comments About Comments

Just my own opinion, but personally I think that misplaced or inappropriate "comments" posted to this kind of open ended blog can tend to get easily moderated into thin air, while thoughtful "commentary" essays or articles which make answer to posted essays or to others' short comments may be less likely to just go missing.

comment, noun, verb.
noun 1. a note or remark that explains, praises, or finds fault with a book or other literary work, a person, a concert, an article or a thing.
2. a remark; an observation.
Ex. "I cannot remember a single problem that has been solved by diplomacy" was his somewhat smug comment (London Times).

commentary, noun, pl. -taries.
1. a series of comments.
a series of notes explaining the hard parts of a book; explanation.

2. an explanatory essay or treatise.
Ex. Many volumes have been written by way of commentary on Dante and his book (Thomas Carlyle).
Regards.

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