In my post yesterday I blocked out a particular word. It actually took me a while to work out exactly how to block it out.<\/p>\n
I realized, in the process of experimentation, that different ways of blocking the same word convey different meanings. I am speaking not of denotative meanings, but rather of connotative meanings, which in some contexts are more important.<\/p>\n
If you block out a \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 word, readers get interested. You are obviously trying to stop them from seeing something naughty.<\/p>\n
If you block out a \u25d9\u25d9\u25d9\u25d9\u25d9<\/big> word, readers just get curious. Whatever could be going on behind those funny little circle things?<\/p>\n
But if you block out a \u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591\u2591 word, readers understand that you are simply removing something unpleasant from polite conversation. Which was exactly my intent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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