Mono: I was asking for the acutaly physical source... I tossed that
textbook... but that history was enlightening... and taken to heart
[Edited on 12/4/2004 by feralucce]
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W0rmW00d
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posted on 4/12/2004 at 11:02 AM
Dyslexia as a problem causes bad spelling but is not in and of itself bad
spelling, but granted I overlooked it for which I apologise. I think that
it makes it harder to recognise patterns which therefore makes it harder to
read, as letters words are patterns assigned meaning. I could be wrong
there, but I think that that is the gist of it.
My anti-americanism is no secret. Nor should be my anti-Britain outlook. My
anti-Russian outlook, nor my anti-French oulook, nor the hatred I hold for
any of the countries of the world. In fact, I hate nationalities. I
absolutely detest the arbitrary division of this world. America is often
the subject of debates on this forum, so it is what I pick on. Many of the
people here are American, so it is relevant to use it.
It is not groundless either. On my trips through America I have been
accosted by so many morons I cannot even count them. In England I have to
deal with idiots daily also, and everywhere else that I go. I don't like
the majority of people, its a fact and, I beleive, an outlook shared by
many here who are, on the whole, people I actually quite like, beleive it
or not. There is evidence such as a popular vote putting someone in charge
of a whole state, with a huge economy pretty much on the grounds that he
was a film star. There is the litigious nature of the society, there are
people suing MacDonalds because they got fat for fucks sake. There is the
banal television programmes, the foreign policy and the patriotic attitudes
of many. Driving through New York state I saw almost as many American flags
as I did unnecessarily large cars. I also, in fact, often give an example
when I decry stupidity.
This is not to say that I think that all Americans are stupid, nor that
people are stupid simply because they are American, thats more than
idiotic, it is downright racist. People are stupid, people who live in
America are Americans therefore America is stupid. Again people is a
blanket term and obviously has exceptions.
Also my definitions of stupidity probably differ from yours also. I define
a gun-owner as stupid for the sole reason that they own a gun, for example.
Its a personal view, given, but it is one I hold.
I hope that that has cleared up this particular character trait of mine for
you. Like it or loathe it, it is me, and if you care then it will allow you
to understand the way I do things much more.
In the posts I made here the extension was that Americans were stupid, I
admitted, but it was not really my intention. I have explained my
intentions.
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gothicmorman
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posted on 4/12/2004 at 08:22 PM
1) dyslexia does not neccesarily cause bad spelling. instead it is where
one cannot read well. dysgraphia on the other hand can cause bad spelling.
it is where one cannot write well. that being said i may have those
backwards thus rendering my point here useless but im pretty sure it goes
this way.
2)
quote:
Firstly: What has happened to spelling and grammer? I appreciate most of
you are American, but your poor education is still no excuse! Every thought
about investing in an adult literacy course? Until then do not defane my
computer screen with your inane babbling.
by abbadon.
quote:
As I just said: Pesticides can be good for you. Try reading the whole post
before replying. You dick.
by abbadon.
if it bothers you that much dont come to this site. not only that you are
not so perfect either as you can see the last sentence of the second quote
says "You dick." now because we are all smart people we can all tell that
you are calling pale-face a dick. but if we were to assume that you have
perfect grammer like you so profess then we would wonder what the hell you
were talking about because in the manner you stated it dick is the verb and
therefore pale-face is dicking, which is not really a real verb ... yet.
what it should be is something along the lines of "You are a dick." but in
reality i just dont give a fuck.
quote:
but you are making a blanket statement that implies that all the stupid
people are in america...
by Feral.
actually that is not quite assumable, although he is making an equally
incorrect statement that all people in america are stupid. also he himself
has proved that there are stupid people in other places than america unless
he is also an american and simply denying the fact to himself.
quote:
abbandon I believe your hate for every thing has brought you to a new low
of poking fun at spelling and grammar.
by pale-face.
well said. abbadon may need to get a life at points like these but you
never really know eh?...
well that is my contribution, if anyone is paying attention, yay...
the ruthless
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posted on 4/12/2004 at 10:01 PM
Koko the gorilla is a sublime creature with breasts of sable and a mind
like a box of double-edged razors. She is my love puppet, and someday we
will show the world that species and age barriers are not enough to call a
love "bad" or "wrong" or "dude, you're sick!"
When David Hasselhoff presides over our sacred union before God, then will
the world be set right again and I am sure that everyone from Germans to
Kim Jong-Il to President Schwarzenegger and Vice President Ventura will
smile upon that glorious day. Praise be to Beliar.
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W0rmW00d
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 03:53 AM
Hey, gothicmorman, is dysgraphia like dysnumbria, or whatever they started
calling it when it was discovered that many, many children were rubbish at
maths? I noticed the term quietly slip away into oblivion after the craze
that got my mother assuming that my sister had it, not realising that the
fact she was rubbish at maths was becaus she didn't like it so didn't
bother to try.
Did you ever read any poetry, or a novel? Or listen to a speech? Are you
aware of rhetorical writing techniques? Like a stream of consciousness, or
apostrophe, perhaps.
O god, O hell, O shit. This sentence is not really grammatically accurate
because it is, without any object, verb or other niceties of standard
written language, beseeching, calling or otherwise summoning god, hell and
shit respectively. It is a technique which is quite prevalent in the
english language. You may have noticed. It is also perfectly acceptable
english despite its lack of true grammatical form. Much like a two word
sentence such as oooh, random example. 'You Dick.' Again with subtle
implied syntax.
Oh, by the way, did you bother to read my other posts attempting to clarify
what I meant? Admittedly I was far too drunk to be writing my last one, and
I appear to have forgotten to outline the distinction between people as a
plural of person and people as in people are stupid. Either way, I did not
at any point preclude the existence of stupid people in other countries, in
fact I explicitly cited my own and a few others ive been to as countries
containing stupid people. Not to mention the fact that I also said 'this is
not to say that I think all americans are stupid'
which coming before your 'he is making an equally incorrect statement that
all people in america are stupid.' rather fucks it over doesn't it?
Interestingly I do actually imply that all stupid people are in America. It
takes a bit of a dig and a deep victim mentality, but it is there.
Because I said that America as a nation uses incorrect spelling and it has
not been held back I vaguely imply that everywhere else in the world has
better spelling because otherwise being held back would not be an issue. I
also created a logical bridge between bad spelling and stupidity so
logically I say that the stupidest people are in America.
Takes a bit of a stretch but its there. Ooops. All the stupid people are
everywhere, i can see one out of my window right now.
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Monolycus
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 04:38 AM
Rogue: I have told you before that these long distance relationships don't
work. I'd like to be supportive here, but I don't see you having much of a
future with Ms Koko no matter how many occasions you have spent cybering
her on the 'net. She's simply in a very vulnerable place right now and you
can't base an entire relationship on really hot grooming.
W0rmW00d: I wasn't at the meeting when the grammarians decided to
acknowledge the the interjection into the lexicon. I would have
filibustered that vote.
~M.
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callei
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 06:43 AM
So Mono, you would have interjected to stop interjections? I just bet you
would you contrary person you.
For the record, i managed to NOT sip hot tea on my monitor this time.
Neener neener neener.
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pale-face
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 01:55 PM
Ahhhh. hot tea. one of my good friends boils water pours it makes her tea
and waits for the water to stop boiling then drinks it right away. it's
insane. she drinks tea hotter than you cook soup. (maybe a bit of a
stretch. but you get my point).
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W0rmW00d
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posted on 8/12/2004 at 06:11 AM
They have meetings? Wow, those grammarians have all the fun. I was just
basing my grammar knowledge on literary usage.
I may well be being dense here, but what is the the interjection?
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