Blog post 4

The General idea behind Richards’ excerpts is that all words are useful when used well and in the most appropriate contexts and that we should focus on words in the meaning of its context and not just the standard definition because words have completely different meanings depending on the contexts in which they are. The true meaning/s of the word would never be established if we just focus on the plain dictionary definition.. For example, vernacular in novel vs. academic tone in a research paper. Also how words such as chilling which is lowering the temperature of a substance can have totally different meanings like when person says their chilling which means their just relaxing.

            The writer also argues that words do not carry their meanings into sentences independently and unaffected by their neighboring word. Therefore one word can mean something to one person and a completely different meaning to another. Showing that the meaning of the word is totally based upon the athlete and how he interprets it.

This relates to previous in class discussions on remixes and assemblages because essentially a sentence is just a bunch of assembled words with your own twist on it hence the remix.

The reading was quite difficult to understand. It makes me wonder if the writer could’ve found a more understandable way to get his point across. Also after reading this theory how will this help us with our writing strategy