← Back to context Comment by VeejayRampay 2 years ago beautiful interactive visualizations, this is top shelf in terms of pedagogy and vulgarization 9 comments VeejayRampay Reply eclectic29 2 years ago Slightly off topic: Learnt a new word today 'vulgarization' which seems to have a completely different meaning from the obvious. Thanks. egwynn 2 years ago Note that, in the abstract, “vulgar” means “common” (as in “vulgar latin”). Indeed, its negative connotations come from that same sense: “common” people are unrefined. hinkley 2 years ago The association between vulgarity and propriety (and class distinctions) sort of ruins that word, particularly in the english speaking west.I wonder if that's as big of a problem in the romance languages (which all treat left/right the same way - left = bad, right = good) 5 replies → bddicken 2 years ago That's the goal! Thanks for the kind words.
eclectic29 2 years ago Slightly off topic: Learnt a new word today 'vulgarization' which seems to have a completely different meaning from the obvious. Thanks. egwynn 2 years ago Note that, in the abstract, “vulgar” means “common” (as in “vulgar latin”). Indeed, its negative connotations come from that same sense: “common” people are unrefined. hinkley 2 years ago The association between vulgarity and propriety (and class distinctions) sort of ruins that word, particularly in the english speaking west.I wonder if that's as big of a problem in the romance languages (which all treat left/right the same way - left = bad, right = good) 5 replies →
egwynn 2 years ago Note that, in the abstract, “vulgar” means “common” (as in “vulgar latin”). Indeed, its negative connotations come from that same sense: “common” people are unrefined. hinkley 2 years ago The association between vulgarity and propriety (and class distinctions) sort of ruins that word, particularly in the english speaking west.I wonder if that's as big of a problem in the romance languages (which all treat left/right the same way - left = bad, right = good) 5 replies →
hinkley 2 years ago The association between vulgarity and propriety (and class distinctions) sort of ruins that word, particularly in the english speaking west.I wonder if that's as big of a problem in the romance languages (which all treat left/right the same way - left = bad, right = good) 5 replies →
Slightly off topic: Learnt a new word today 'vulgarization' which seems to have a completely different meaning from the obvious. Thanks.
Note that, in the abstract, “vulgar” means “common” (as in “vulgar latin”). Indeed, its negative connotations come from that same sense: “common” people are unrefined.
The association between vulgarity and propriety (and class distinctions) sort of ruins that word, particularly in the english speaking west.
I wonder if that's as big of a problem in the romance languages (which all treat left/right the same way - left = bad, right = good)
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That's the goal! Thanks for the kind words.