RE: George Hayhoe, a rant, and a resignation

["Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>]

I wonder what the phrase is for the person who feels they have to heap
hot coals on the head of the flounce.

Leonard


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om] On Behalf Of Boudreaux, Madelyn (GE Healthcare,consultant)
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:31 AM
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Subject: RE: George Hayhoe, a rant, and a resignation

Isn't "consider your audience" the first thing they teach in Tech
Writing? 

At any rate, here we have a prime and lovely example of "the flounce,"
captured in the wild. I'm more used to the American Extended Adolescent
Flounce, which involves fewer words, more of them made of 4 letters, and
rarely involves headings and sub-points. However, this American Academic
Flounce, while wordier, resembles its cousin in many ways: appeal to
authority, wounded expression of not being appreciated, and reference to
another, similarly underappreciated former group member who, although
he/she left quietly (without flounce), reportedly holds the same views
as the flouncer. 

Sincerely,
Madelyn Boudreaux
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