tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318077277273716343.post7376126090103952885..comments2023-05-26T09:17:56.456-04:00Comments on 60 Second Review: Hip-Hop Japan by Ian CondryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318077277273716343.post-19846306846384693842009-09-30T11:54:52.840-04:002009-09-30T11:54:52.840-04:00Adam, you seem to feel it important that an author...Adam, you seem to feel it important that an author not challenge your reading level too much. But, you know, words have nuances, and specific constructions of words, which may indeed at times be hard to follow, can present realities that "see Judy run" cannot. It's hard to take a book review seriously from someone who doesn't understand the innate values of language.Woody Blockheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766696258660692408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318077277273716343.post-38239253925293803292009-01-11T19:51:00.000-05:002009-01-11T19:51:00.000-05:00Nice posting. I definitely agree with your last co...Nice posting. I definitely agree with your last comment. I as an international student had hard time understanding the writing because of the writer's massive use of hard vocabs. It took me quite a bit time to look up all those vocabs in dictionary.TED KIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126757155519398983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318077277273716343.post-52177869682899464032007-05-29T16:00:00.000-04:002007-05-29T16:00:00.000-04:00By universal language I mean in terms everyone can...By universal language I mean in terms everyone can understand (i.e. universal). A lot of people don't have extensive college backgrounds or fancy diplomas, so the rampant use of SAT words in the book could make for slow reading for some.Adam Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969454194699563155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318077277273716343.post-68679967194448446952007-05-28T20:06:00.000-04:002007-05-28T20:06:00.000-04:00What on earth do you mean by 'universal language'?...What on earth do you mean by 'universal language'? Have I missed something? Did we all decide on a universal language while I was out?Ian Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591248890501802615noreply@blogger.com