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Ken Hilburn's avatar

James, I’ve been stalking… er … following you for … years now I guess? I can assure you this CGPT farce isn’t you. It certainly and disappointingly flubbed your tone. But more importantly, it didn’t even try to make a point! Your stuff is good to no small extent because you _always_ have a point. A good point. But that CGPT impersonation was just meaningless blather. Thanks again for all the effort you put into this substack!

Or, I could have just said: “yep, your job is safe. For now :-))”

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Robert Webster's avatar

The article uses mannyyy big words that make it hard to read. Clearly the bots reckon you have good vocabulary - and that you put it to use- take that as a complement! Except... Your articles are readable.

Thanks for all the work you put in :)

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Alison Lloyd's avatar

Ouch - the land of the absurd, in which we're supposed to revel in cloaks of mirth? Sounds like something Beckett, Kafka, or Pinter might write, with a bleak dose of irony. Lord save us from such a horrible place. Oh yes, that's right, He has. Have a Happy Christmas, James. And bring us more of your real writing next year.

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John Lumgair's avatar

Whatever style you ask for be itPG Wodehouse, Shakespeare, GK Chesterton, or Oscar Wilde you can be sure it will take you on a “whimsical journey” and a show you a “rich tapestry”.

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Ruth Evans's avatar

That article doesn't feel like your style at all. I definitely wouldn't recognise it as yours. You're safe from the bots for now!!

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