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1936 Perspective on Television

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the talkies dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "The New Yorker is running an article from their archives from 1936. In it, E.B.White (author of Charlotte's Web) discusses a demonstration he attended of the current state of television, which didn't impress him at all."

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  1. Frist! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post for my sister-in-law's graduation! Get it in ya!

    1. Re:Frist! by NiteEyes · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Actually, I had first post, so nyah! :)

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  2. It's been a while now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...but here's a post for Heather Donahue

  3. Re:The web didn't impress me by Elbereth · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    I'm waiting for special internet keyboards that can send a shock to people to say something stupid. Now that would be cool.

    ouch... I mean "who say something stupid".
  4. Re:Elements of Style by Requiem · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Your second sentence is a fragment; it should be joined to the first sentence by a comma.

    It seems that you could benefit from reading the Strunk and White, too.

  5. who needs TV... by packeteer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... when i have /.

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  6. Re:Elements of Style by duras · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And a proposition to end a sentence with?

  7. Re:Elements of Style by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Remember to "omit needless words". Your second sentence is a bit flabby. We know from the context that it's a book -- there's no need to tell us again that it's "a book" -- use a pronoun instead.

    "Many here would benefit from reading it", perhaps?

    BTW, it's coauthor or co-author.