It's been four days and no one has yet responded in this thread with an observation I hoped someone would point out: that "criticism" is like "theory" in having a different (and less negative) meaning when used in a formal academic setting (e.g., "literary criticism," where the statements made by the critic about the piece of writing being criticized may indeed be positive, neutral, or negative) than in the vernacular (where "criticism" is usually considered to be both negative and personal). Though obviously I did deliberately steer people reading my original post toward the vernacular meaning . . .
. . . ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
