boo boo bear Derrida

“Speech/writing stands as a binary opposition…”

I disagree with this statement completely. I think this is part of the problem with “academic” writers. They view speech and writing as two completely different things. Writing should be speaking on paper. The very thoughts that person is thinking or feeling should be put on the paper the same way they would say it in a casual conversation. Where does the transfer take place where someone thinks understandable conversation and decides when they put it on paper they have to pretend to be really smart by saying things in a complicated way? I’m not saying everything should be written at a 5th grade reading level but when there is a class full of college students that read something and only a handful can truly grasp what the writer is intending to say, there is a serious problem. Reading should come as fluent as listening to a speaker and vice versa. There are too many things that I read as a student that I have to read sentences three times just to have somewhat of a clue what the writer is talking about. What is the point in writing something if it isn’t a joy to read? At the same time, there are a lot of speakers that need to relax their minds and speak at a conversational tone, just like some writers do. Speaking should be easy and flowing just like a conversation with a friend is like. The place I see this most is when people pray. As a Christian I encounter too many people trying to pray like they are so smart and holy, when in reality prayer is just simply conversation with God, no different than writers having conversation with their readers.

I may be taking this completely out of context because I don’t really know what this guy is talking about, if so sorry.