Phenomenology Of Error

The Phenomenology of error written by William’s brings to light the problems of error. Williams wrote this in an effort to inform editors, teachers, and students on how pieces and writing can be looked at in terms of error. The differences between social and linguistic error is mentioned. Social errors offend people and often result in an apology, while linguistic errors do not require an apology. It can be difficult to compose a standard way of defining errors. Williams points out the issues with individuals definitions of error. Different people define error in different ways resulting in variation among readers. It can be hard for everyone to agree on how to identity error. Everyone has a different emotional response to errors. We also experience violations in different ways. Some people may point out more errors, for the sake of doing so, because they are purposely searching for errors. In contrast some people may overlook several errors. Williams indicts those very individuals who violate their own rules. Williams gives several examples of writers violating the very rules they created. Williams is upset that everyone has overlooked these errors after several years of usage. Often times we have a pre-reflexive experience of error and look at all pieces of writing the same way, looking for the same types of errors. Williams gives the example of a teacher grading papers expecting and searching for the same errors paper after paper. Williams wants to emphasize the errors seen the first time a piece of work is reviewed. Williams is upset when that same piece is constantly reviewed and marked with error only for the sake of doing so.

Intro about myself as a writer

Writing serves as a great way for me to express myself. I enjoy writing on blogs and internet forums. When it comes to essays I tend to be a very slow writer. I am unable to write papers the night before they're due. However, I find myself doing just that, and my papers do not turn out well. When I take my time, and start my papers in advance I can produce some well written pieces of work.

The only English class I have taken at OU has been 151. I did very well in that class and enjoyed it. The class was centered around film. We would watch movies then write about them. The lack of reading was great for an english class. We even got to watch a film of our choice and write a report on it for our final. The final essay was great because I got to write about one of my favorite moves "The Way Of The Gun"

In English 308 I hope to improve my grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. I am a little worried about the amount of papers we need to write for this course. However, if the topics are interesting the work load shouldn't be a problem.