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Upphew
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by Upphew » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:49 pm
brengun wrote:and in conclusion one shouldn,t devalue the seriousness of the issue by indulging in pedantic points of grammar / typo errors
One shouldn't devalue the seriousness of the issue by writing with bad grammar and with typos... especially as Firefox is nice and underlines almost all typos.

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Pursuivant
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by Pursuivant » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:06 pm
Naah, we aren't pedantic here. You are just from a culture where people are nice to idiots. Here you get whacked with a log and shoved under the ice.
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AldenG
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by AldenG » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:39 am
Pursuivant wrote:Naah, we aren't pedantic here. You are just from a culture where people are nice to idiots. Here you get whacked with a log and shoved under the ice.
Mass cultures are more likely to do that to their smart people, I think.
As he persisted, I was obliged to tootle him gently at first and then, seeing no improvement, to trumpet him vigorously with my horn.
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Rob A.
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by Rob A. » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:59 am
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silk
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by silk » Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:03 am
AldenG wrote:Pursuivant wrote:Naah, we aren't pedantic here. You are just from a culture where people are nice to idiots. Here you get whacked with a log and shoved under the ice.
Mass cultures are more likely to do that to their smart people, I think.
There is a name for this:
Semmelweis reflex
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Pursuivant
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by Pursuivant » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:02 pm
AldenG wrote:
Mass cultures are more likely to do that to their smart people, I think.
Thats why Finns need that "dogs bark" distance I guess

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