torsdag, februari 09, 2006

On the subject of Juxtaposition:


the juxtaposition was formerly a description of the positioning of two obejcts interrelated to each other. But in the early 80's, a fundamental revolution ended the more or less infantil use of the word, and in the upbringing of a new generation the following understanding of the word ellaborated:

Juxtaposition is now understood as an act or instance of placing two things close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc. But there are still differences to be solved within the linguistiq context; two groups of experts in the area have been formed, and it ain't looking good folks.

The most extrovert group is known as "the nominal school of positioning juxtas", and are easily recognised since they constantly try to cast spells on whoever they meet, mumbling "juxta, juxta" (which, in itself is a juxtaposition) in rather low voices. They agitate at schools, use tons of dramatic performance acts on public places and so on.

The other group, "infiltrators of the logical fallacy", with roots in the philosphy of th 17th century, seem pretty harmless since they do not, under any circumstances, even mention the word "juxtaposition". But they use juxtaposition in all levels of society, even within the swedish government (where someone outside of the group unfortunately was to set the title of the text shown above).

These two groups, or gangs as I prefer to call them, are extremely dangerous to anyone who cannot to the extreme extent understand the meaning of Juxtaposition. Don't get inbetween if you see them involved in some kind of fight or debate. this is the first warning. What will follow?
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