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Introduction: I received the following two emails within fifteen minutes of each other. First, from “Alexa Russell,” subject line “An idea for a blog post: The Role, Importance, and Power of Words”: Hi Andrew, I’m a researcher/writer for a resource covering the importance of English proficiency in today’s workplace. I came across your blog andrewgelman.com as I was conducting research and I’m interested in contributing an article to your blog because I found the topics you cover very engaging. I’m thinking about writing an article that looks at how the Internet has changed the way English is used today; not only has its syntax changed as a result of the Internet Revolution, but the amount of job opportunities has also shifted as a result of this shift. I’d be happy to work with you on the topic if you have any insights. Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best, Alexa Second, From “Maricel Anderson,” subject line “An idea for a blog post: Healthcare Management and Geri
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2 First, from “Alexa Russell,” subject line “An idea for a blog post: The Role, Importance, and Power of Words”: Hi Andrew, I’m a researcher/writer for a resource covering the importance of English proficiency in today’s workplace. [sent-2, score-0.465]
3 com as I was conducting research and I’m interested in contributing an article to your blog because I found the topics you cover very engaging. [sent-4, score-0.52]
4 I’m thinking about writing an article that looks at how the Internet has changed the way English is used today; not only has its syntax changed as a result of the Internet Revolution, but the amount of job opportunities has also shifted as a result of this shift. [sent-5, score-0.378]
5 I’d be happy to work with you on the topic if you have any insights. [sent-6, score-0.07]
6 Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. [sent-7, score-0.184]
7 com as I was conducting research about geriatric care management. [sent-10, score-0.521]
8 I’m interested in writing an article about the current state of geriatric care and the ballooning number of chronic conditions for the elderly today. [sent-11, score-0.776]
9 Furthermore, I’m interested in how we as a country will be dealing with this ongoing issue in the future. [sent-12, score-0.102]
10 I’d be happy to work with you on the topic if you have any insights. [sent-13, score-0.07]
11 Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. [sent-14, score-0.184]
12 Is part of the scam (if that’s what this is) to combine a rare first name with a generic-sounding last name? [sent-16, score-0.144]
13 Anyway, I was thinking the most helpful suggestion would be for me to suggest they contact Marty McKee at Wolfram Research. [sent-17, score-0.095]
14 Or maybe they could just contact Steven Wolfram directly? [sent-19, score-0.095]
15 Seeing as Alexa and Maricel appear to be cellular automata themselves. [sent-20, score-0.172]
16 (Scarily enough, a quick Google search suggests that Marty McKee seems to be a real person, which suggests to me that he is either knowingly tells untruths for business purposes, is very easily fooled, or has people writing emails under his name. [sent-21, score-0.423]
17 I didn’t get around to checking for the guy on Bing or whatever it is that Wolfram’s search engine is called. [sent-22, score-0.077]
18 John Mashey pointed out to me that I have no evidence that McKee was doing his activities as an approved part of Wolfram Research. [sent-25, score-0.177]
19 So I apologize for the implication that Wolfram himself was approving of any sleazy activities. [sent-27, score-0.148]
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