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Interesting how we omit the e from using--it reminds me of how both the original word and form (communicating with pencil and paper) have changed. The e is not lost though. We have recycled it as the prefix to email, ebay, ebooks, etrade, ecards, etc.
"You get what you pay for" is a proverb that usually is true for consumers. Except when it comes to obtaining information, music or movies on the Web, you have access to everything without paying for it. Is this right or wrong? "Everyone else is doing it" has been the excuse since Adam took a bite from the forbidden fruit.
What is the future of writing if everyone borrows what someone else has written? Will there be more copy or text out there with so many more writers or will there just be more places to read the same words?
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Nicely put. I like how you incorporate the e as recycled in the prefix. That thought had not crossed my mind. I also like how you go beyond the video to ask tough questions that need to be answered.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your "recycled" e's. Very clever.
ReplyDeleteVery clever. I really like how you took the recycled e and used it as the prefix for email. It is a very creative concept. I also like that you brought ethics into the mix. I really liked the question at the end. "What is the future of writing if everyone borrows what someone else has written?" Really makes you think.
ReplyDeleteGood last point Cheryl. It'll be interesting to see how print and digital copy evolve as we reevaluate copyright and authorship. I don't know if we'll ever be able to stop any of this without stopping the internet...and who really wants to do that?
ReplyDeleteCheryl: Nicely expressed. And I hope everyone remembers the importance of copyright and authorship in everything they communicate.
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