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 | | From: | Gregory L. Hansen | | Subject: | Yellow Hi-Liter | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:32:22 +0000 (UTC) |
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 | I was looking at a used book I've had laying around for a while, with
yellow hi-liter here and there. Many years ago I've read somewhere that
yellow hi-liters should be used in books, and I've seen a number of books
where every single word except the occasional indefinite article was
important enough to be hi-lited.
But not in old books (before 1970), and not much in newer ones. Is that
like some fad that went through the 80's and 90's and then died out?
--
"I'm giving you the chance to look fate in those pretty eyes of hers
and say, 'Step off, bitch. This is my party and you're not invited.'"
-- Chris Shugart, _Testosterone Magazine_
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| | From: | Duckshit | | Subject: | Re: Yellow Hi-Liter | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:40:36 -0600 |
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"Gregory L. Hansen" wrote in message
news:ct1fmm$m8m$2@rainier.uits.indiana.edu...
> I was looking at a used book I've had laying around for a while, with
> yellow hi-liter here and there. Many years ago I've read somewhere that
> yellow hi-liters should be used in books,
but only in "junk" books, not great books or scientific books.
It minimizes what is not hi-lighted, which is a mistake in many books.
>and I've seen a number of books
> where every single word except the occasional indefinite article was
> important enough to be hi-lited.
the operator of the hi-lighter in those cases is defective, it underscored
or hi-lighted his lack of reading without pointing a finger at each word..
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> But not in old books (before 1970), and not much in newer ones. Is that
> like some fad that went through the 80's and 90's and then died out?
> --
they do it today too, but I think this social custom is used by college
freshman and sophomores in gernic class books only.
> "I'm giving you the chance to look fate in those pretty eyes of hers
> and say, 'Step off, bitch. This is my party and you're not invited.'"
> -- Chris Shugart, _Testosterone Magazine_
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| | From: | Edward Green | | Subject: | Re: Yellow Hi-Liter | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 16:54:37 -0800 |
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| Gregory L. Hansen wrote:
> I was looking at a used book I've had laying around for a while, with
> yellow hi-liter here and there. Many years ago I've read somewhere
that
> yellow hi-liters should be used in books,
An odd ethical imperative.
> and I've seen a number of books
> where every single word except the occasional indefinite article was
> important enough to be hi-lited.
>
> But not in old books (before 1970), and not much in newer ones. Is
that
> like some fad that went through the 80's and 90's and then died out?
Probably highlighters did not exist earlier? Yes.
I always thought marking up books was an abomination, but then, that's
probably much more respect than most textbooks deserve. I prefer
penciled annotations and notes in the margin. Then again, I remember
once, in frustration, instead of highlighting what I thought was
important in a text, blacking out everything I didn't think was
important.
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