Dementia patients suffer doubly,victims of a vocabulary that mocks their vulnerabilitiesAs reviews fade, Duncan Joness critique of Lady Gaga’s tribute to his father, or David Bowie,at Monday’s Grammy awards ceremony was a five-star effort. It was pithy without being bitchy. It was epigrammatic in an age that often seems allergic to the tease. It drew attention to intent, as well as assessing the results. Its construction was watertight.
It was also plagiarism: Jones was, and cutely,quoting a dictionary definition of “gaga”: “Slightly mad, typically as a result of frail age, or infatuation or excessive enthusiasm; mentally confused.” He finished with: “Damn it! What IS that word!?”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com