tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12367106.post115350581854677016..comments2023-08-12T04:26:30.708-07:00Comments on Dum Luk's: Bleg 07/21/06Martin Langelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12214277415738344944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12367106.post-1153682726417447462006-07-23T12:25:00.000-07:002006-07-23T12:25:00.000-07:00Another friend of mine was just talking about this...Another friend of mine was just talking about this phenomenon, particularly as practiced by young writers. Since most of what I read is old (and in black and white, with monaural sound), I can't corroborate it.<BR/><BR/>I guess a writer can use any device to make his point, and in cheap writing brand names may be an easy and efficient way to communicate an image or environment, as the <I>Sex & The City</I> writers did when they slathered on mentions of Dolce & Gabbana etc. <BR/><BR/>But I can imagine better uses for brand names in writing -- they come up a lot in <I>American Psycho</I> for obvious satirical reasons. The question we should probably ask ourselves is: is there a better way to say this? If we are writing a column for the New York Observer, probably not.<BR/><BR/>The choice between "small white music-conveyance system with a recessed dial" and "iPod" is, like everything else, a matter of style.roy edrosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161980502027888634noreply@blogger.com