Question for Witlessmongrel
On Nov 14, 2:41 pm, George M. Middius cmndr _ george @ comcast .
net wrote:
Shhhh! said:
Many of us have made the same mistake. You know how it is -- you get
caught up in your own train of thought, and you forget that the
individual you're trying to instruct in self-improvement is an imbecile.
It's also really really hard work (my apologies to W for plagiarism)
to dumb down posts to the point that 2pid can understand them.
Has anybody been doing that? I sure haven't.
People have tried, albeit unsuccessfully. No matter what level you
dumb down to, 2pid goes one better.;-)
I have a proposal for this situation. We Smart Guys should review each
other's "Scottie can do better" posts. When the reviewer notes a word
that is likely beyond Scottie's language skills, he or she should post a
reply with definitions (or links to definitions) of the questionable
word(s). In this case, the first reviewer would be you, and you would
then make a post like this:
I still foresee disaster, though. Here are potential 2pid responses:
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"LoL! I obviously know English far more better than you."
organically (adv): as an important constituent; "the drapery served
organically to cover the Madonna"
"The music organically filled the church with sound."
congenital (adj): relating to a condition that is present at birth
"The newcomer was very congenitally welcomed."
interpret (vt): to give or provide the meaning of
"I interpreted the data into the computer."
LoL! Nice try, troll."
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Ugh. Do you think Scottie is incorrigible? I hope you're wrong.
I'm actually not 100% sure that his intense stupidity is his fault.
It's the old GIGO effect at work.
I mean, you have to have some intelligence to begin with, to be sure,
but when you have a very small amount and then pack it full of the
likes of Hugh Hewitt, well, the results may not be pretty.
Normally when confronted with somebody whose grasp on English is very
weak (like someone who just arrived from Bangladesh), I try to speak
very, very slowly and use gestures when appropriate. That's not
possible on the Usenet.
We can try, but I'm not sanguine about the outcome.
Of course, these aren't the only definitions of the polysyllabic words I
used. However, when you're talking to Scottie, it's best to restrict his
field of vision by giving only the definition that fits the context.
Or maybe we can figure out a way to use a whiteboard on RAO, so we can
draw 2pid pictures.
If you and other volunteers would like to participate, we can work
together to help Scottie get a little smarter, or at least act a little
smarter.
As I said, I'm willing to try, but I suspect that will have little
affect on 2pid. Yes, I truly believe he's that dense.
Thank you for your cogent analysis. I can't help but notice that Scottie
is afraid to answer my question. Nothing new about that, unfortunately.
Well, 2pid is on yet another moral superiority jag. And you and I are
on his 'moral' 'inferiority' list...
Perhaps when he's reduced to 'discussing' things with Bratzi, as it
appears he is now, he'll overcome his fear.
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