Monday, September 19, 2011

*Indeed*

the next academic to use the word "indeed" in writing or presentation should be shot.

you're just being a smart ass, and knowing you can get away with it, because you have some clever little argument to prove your point.

stop it. if you're so smart, why aren't you rich.

2 comments:

colours said...

so I need to get rich before I can write 'indeed'?

k said...

no you need to be able to demonstrate

(a) smartness (as per your argument)

(b) richness

(c) the link from being smart as per your argument to being rich

then you can use the word indeed. In fact, then it will sound like boasting. So even then it is problematic.