Originally posted by huckleberryhoundTelling someone that they don't have an opinion because they didn't read every post in the forum is as dumb as telling someone they don't have an opinion because they spelled one word wrong.
no, its just that your point made no sense at all.
Who is trying to score points now.
I'm serious about the coffee thing. You know, some decaffeinated coffee tastes just like regular coffee. Perhaps you should switch over?
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Originally posted by Draxusoh no. struck down by decaffinated witt.
Telling someone that they don't have an opinion because they didn't read every post in the forum is as dumb as telling someone they don't have an opinion because they spelled one word wrong.
Who is trying to score points now.
I'm serious about the coffee thing. You know, some decaffeinated coffee tastes just like regular coffee. Perhaps you should switch over?
Telling someone that they don't have an opinion because they didn't read every post in the forum is as dumb as telling someone they don't have an opinion because they spelled one word wrong.
No . telling some one to read the whole thread, rather than picking one post and spouting some zenaphobic nonsense about how the foreigners should learn english before they post, was the logical response.
For the record, i didnt say you didn't have an opinion, just that it is my belief that it is flawed in a very basic way.
I will give the example of "terrist".
If someone spelt terrorist by mistake, and used "terrist", they would find that it is still a word, therefore the spell check should pass it even though it is wrong. Another example is "right" and "write", or "your" and "you're".
I have looked at the top 30 chess players on this site.
Among them there is
3 Dutch
4 Germans
1 Dane
1 Belgian
1 Italian
1 Bulgarian
1 Pole
1 south African
& 1 Czech.
Thats nearly half of the top 30 chess players on this site (all who are better than you by the way) who live in countries where English is not their first language.
By your argument, if they dont spell their words right, they shouldnt post on the forum. . . hmmm
And i havent even gone into those who just maybe cant spell.
Decaffinated coffee is being sought
edit. lambast away 🙂
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundIt seems to me, from your obvious misinterpretation of my post, that you are holding me to a standard that you yourself won't even follow. You harp on me for not reading the entire thread. I won't stoop to your level by finding your argument "flawed" because you obviously didn't understand my post.
oh no. struck down by decaffinated witt.
[b]Telling someone that they don't have an opinion because they didn't read every post in the forum is as dumb as telling someone they don't have an opinion because they spelled one word wrong.
No . telling some one to read the whole thread, rather than picking one post and spouting some zenaphobi spell.
Decaffinated coffee is being sought
edit. lambast away 🙂[/b]
Not once did I say that everyone needed to learn English. I won't recap my argument, you can read my post again if you need to know what I said. Nothing xenophobic was written or even slightly indicated.
So far your argument has consisted of being a hypocrite and pointing out that people from different countries play chess better than me. All of this without even addressing my comment.
You should try getting off of your soapbox and being nice.
Edit: a quick example of what my post meant. I speak fluent spanish, although it isn't my first language. If this site were in spanish I would take the proper time to make sure that my accents, spelling and grammar were correct because I actually care about how my opinion is presented.
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Originally posted by Draxus1. i didnt harp on, i merely responded.
It seems to me, from your obvious misinterpretation of my post, that you are holding me to a standard that you yourself won't even follow. You harp on me for not reading the entire thread. I won't stoop to your level by finding your argument "flawed" because you obviously didn't understand my post.
Not once did I say that everyone needed to learn English lling and grammar were correct because I actually care about how my opinion is presented.
2. If i wasn't nice, i apologise. I'm not sure which part of my post you are reffering to, but if it is my take on your argument, it is my honest interpretation, and i would if i were you consider the decaf gibes before you call anyone a hypocrite.
3.dont call someone a hypocrite without explanation (thats just rude)
4.congratulations on being a fluent spanish speaker, it gives your argument a whole new dimension.
5.judging others by your standards is your prerogative, please allow me to do the same.
see that was nice 🙂
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundI called you a hypocrite because you debased my argument as only trying to make a "score" because I didn't read the posts in the thread and then failed to read my post thoroughly enough to understand what I was saying.
1. i didnt harp on, i merely responded.
2. If i wasn't nice, i apologise. I'm not sure which part of my post you are reffering to, but if it is my take on your argument, it is my honest interpretation, and i would if i were you consider the decaf gibes before you call anyone a hypocrite.
3.dont call someone a hypocrite without explanation (tha ...[text shortened]... by your standards is your prerogative, please allow me to do the same.
see that was nice 🙂
I called you not nice because you called me a xenophobe (and spelled it wrongly, but that point is moot by now, hehe) without really understanding my argument, as I am obviously not a xenophobe, nor imperialistic, or any other similar term.
I'm not trying to judge you, only to defend my non inflammatory post.
Thanks for being nice, I hope this helps you understand my argument.