Social Systems and Communication
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Economic systems enable "exchange" (of goods).
- What is the meaning of the quotation marks?
- Most commonly, they indicate an exact rendering of uttered
words.
- Here, they indicate that there is something special about this
word, "exchange," that you should pay attention to. (This is
called "scare quotes.")
- An incorrect usage is for emphasis. This confuses people who
know how to use quotation marks properly, and makes them think
that the writer is uneducated. Don't do it: use *stars*,
_underscores_, or even UPPERCASE if you don't have italics,
boldface, or underlining available.
Communication systems enable "exchange" (of words and other data).
Money is a way to facilitate (make easier) communication about
relative prices: it is a "social contrivance". (Paul Samuelson)
Another example of a communication system is the Internet, in
particular email. Your first homework is to send me an email.
Next: netiquette = [Inter]net + etiquette
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Social Systems and Communication
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Economic systems enable "exchange" (of goods).
Communication systems enable "exchange" (of words and other data).
Money is a way to facilitate (make easier) communication about relative prices: it is a "social contrivance". (Paul Samuelson)
Another example of a communication system is the Internet, in particular email. Your first homework is to send me an email.
Next: netiquette = [Inter]net + etiquette
Next Previous Up Top Homework