Before revision: It can be intended to ignite thinking and discourse by others on topics of theoretical importance - e.g., see MIT Press's journal, Linguistic Inquiry , but is often less substantial than this and just humorous (see Daily Squib( ).
After revision: It can be intended to ignite thinking and discourse by others on topics of theoretical importance - e.g., see MIT Press's journal, Linguistic Inquiry , but is often less substantial than this and just humorous (see The Daily Squib ).