Bad Writing

[Kathleen E. Miller]

Rick Kennerly wrote:

This morning on The Connection (a product of wbur in boston) there will be
a discussion of "Bad Writing," a topic of at least passing interest for
members of this mailring.  The promo copy reads:

Bad Writing
Bad writing: From the ad copy on your can of soup, to the instructions for
your alarm clock, is "good enough" writing good enough? Getting the job
done, and doing the language wrong - friction over form versus function.

It must have something to do with Barbara Wallraff. That is the exact topic
of her guest column in this coming Sunday's NYT Magazine.

Katy

Kathleen E. Miller
Research Assistant to William Safire
The New York Times