From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10261c,90121986704b5776 X-Google-Attributes: gid10261c,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 10c950,90121986704b5776 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c950,public From: "Dennis Weldy" Subject: Re: Your english sucks, mine is better. Date: 1997/11/20 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 291109903 References: <34557f2b.1934172@news.mindspring.com> <34566fe9.447229@news.mindspring.com> <345673af.1413708@news.mindspring.com> <3456A374.5BF2@public.hz.zj.cn> <347067B8.46@lysator.liu.se> <64qllr$c45@mtinsc03.worldnet.att.net> <3471428A.6193@erdw.ethz.ch> <64sql2$k0@mtinsc04.worldnet.att.net> <64suum$5oo$1@weber.videotron.net> <64urpp$jpu@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <347301BC.3AB7@erdw.ethz.ch> <64vdi2$88b@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net> <01bcf528$91a46ba0$0200000a@kld_mcs> <64vl4h$3qh@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net> <01bcf537$c96b7380$0200000a@kld_mcs> <6517kv$nfa@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <652aes$63a$1@news01.micron.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Organization: Intergraph Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.lang.pascal.ansi-iso,comp.lang.pascal.misc Date: 1997-11-20T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Well said. Y'know, when I first read the original post, I thought it quite amusing :-) Lordy, I'd no idea that it'd be taken this far..... Dennis Rob Eamon wrote in message <652aes$63a$1@news01.micron.net>... >John Rickard wrote in message <6517kv$nfa@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>... >>: syntax in Usenet posts, but after some of your comments, you're >>just plain >>: begging for it. >>I was not begging for anything. >>If all you assholes were not so quick to think up a smart ass reply >>then we would not have this flaming problem. >> > >Let's see if I understand the thread to this point: > >1) Someone points out that Ada and Pascal are worthless >because hardly anyone knows those languages. Further, >they state that C, C++ and Java are the only languages >worth learning, inferring that more people 'speak' those >languages. > >2) Someone else points out that more people speak >Chinese than English. Thus, following the logic of the original >point, we should consider English worthless. > >3) John Rickard refutes the claim in point 2. > >4) Davide Bionda jokingly says John 'should try to >learn' English, gently ribbing John about his lack of sentence >structure, poor spelling and poor grammar. > >5) John responds to point 4 by asking: > >'why should I waste my time RE learning a language I have >understood and spoke since around 1-3 years of age?' > >Again, John uses poor grammar and poor spelling. > >6) Jean-Sebastien Payette uses poor spelling and poor >grammar to claim English language skills that are superior >to John's. > >7) John challenges Jean-Sebastien to a battle of wits and >claims intellectual superiority by misspelling 'intelectual' (sic). >John accuses Jean-Sebastien of speaking like a 12 year old. > >8) Barbs are traded between John and others about how >John uses poor grammar and spelling. > >9) John becomes angry and abusive. John thinks he is >being unfairly singled out and is being flamed. > >John, you should have let this drop back at step 4. Bionda >was joking. You only hurt your case in claiming intellectual >superiority by posting poorly structured messages and >using profanity. > >In other words, shut the fuck up. Each time you open your >mouth, you damage any credibility you might have had. > > > >