tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post1858639415365367266..comments2024-03-18T22:17:45.917-07:00Comments on Joyful Public Speaking (from fear to joy): A visit from the Lectern/Podium Police PatrolRichard I. Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-36650260540791562962011-01-01T15:18:14.399-08:002011-01-01T15:18:14.399-08:00In my Toastmasters club, we refer to "the lec...In my Toastmasters club, we refer to "the lectern" as "the podium."<br /><br />Garner's Modern American Usage notes that language is always in state of flux. The meaning of words change over time.<br /><br />The most important thing is that people understand what you're saying.<br /><br />Google keywords shows that people search for the term "podium" 450,000 times compared to only 33,100 for "lectern."<br /><br />That might suggest that people are more familiar with the word podium to refer to that thing we speak behind.Kevin Kanehttp://www.kevinkane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-58636812777820469162009-07-13T14:42:25.278-07:002009-07-13T14:42:25.278-07:00Laurie: Thanks for stopping by.
Robert (rosebud)...Laurie: Thanks for stopping by. <br /><br />Robert (rosebud): You obviously have no idea who you are dealing with. I quoted Laurie Rozakis because she is an English professor who has written a whole shelf worth of books. A few of them are:<br /><br />Random House guide to grammar, usage, and punctuation<br />Random House Webster's pocket power vocabulary<br />Random House Webster's pocket grammar, usage, and punctuation<br />English grammar for the utterly confused<br />Vocabulary for dummies<br />Every day professional writingRichard I. Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-41321590657817819772009-07-12T19:19:33.250-07:002009-07-12T19:19:33.250-07:00Using imprecise language doesn't make it right...Using imprecise language doesn't make it right because dictionaries now have junk words such as "flash mob", "staycation" and "amped". To paraphrase computerese, "junk in and junk out". In your need to be right, you'll go to any length to defend what is one hundred percent wrong. Just because all you amateur bloggers copy each other doesn't make it so. Go ahead, stand on the lectern -- who cares!rosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442529637743399208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-34411112305473775962009-07-12T11:25:58.213-07:002009-07-12T11:25:58.213-07:00Thanks for the call-out, Richard. I returned the f...Thanks for the call-out, Richard. I returned the favor by featuring you on my blog! You can find it at<br />http://rozakile.blogspot.com/. My web page is http://www.farmingdale.edu/CampusPages/ArtsSciences/AcademicDepartments/EnglishHumanities/Rozakis/index.htmlLaurie Rozakishttp://www.farmingdale.edu/CampusPages/ArtsSciences/AcademicDepartments/EnglishHumanities/Rozakis/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.com