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  Question 57: What is the difference between mode of expression and form of appearance?   
  [93] Hans: Mode of expression and form of appearance.   Marx wrote:   
  Exchange-value ... cannot be anything other than the mere mode of expression, “form of appearance,” of some content distinguishable from it.   
  Question 57 asks you to make sense of this formulation. What is the difference between mode of expression and form of appearance?   
  This is a difficult question and I am not sure whether I know the right answer. “Mode of expression” seems to be the weaker term: something is an expression of something else if it is a sign that the other thing is happening. Look at question 633 on p. 498 of the Annotations, and the text to which it refers. The form of appearance of value is much more than just an expression: it is the handle through which the invisible value is established and also exerts its influence. I think MK's [80] shows an excellent understanding, and also Keltose's [75] definitely goes in the right direction. But Keltose should have worked on his or her formulations a little better; after all, this is a communications and writings course.   
 
 
 
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