Not Evil, Just Wrong...

[Exterminator]

literacy .... noun the quality or state of being literate, esp. the ability to read...

Herein lies the rub.

[pariann]

.....and understand.

[LOsborne]

.....and understand.

Okay, okay. I understand!  I took the "literacy" remark to mean you thought DB didn't express himself well. Because, after all, whether or not he comprehends someone else's words is just a much up to the author as the reader, isn't it?

This may be why Mr. Foster repeats his points sometimes. When someone doesn't understand what he has posted, he doesn't automatically assume the reader is slow. He feels it is at least possible he hasn't made himself clear, and so he tries to make the point with different phrasing. I think that's admirable. But then I've been known to bang my head against the brick wall, too.

[pariann]

I was married to a guy for 20 years that could read and write just fine.  No problem expressing himself.  But comprehension of what was written by someone else often eluded him until he had read it for the 5th or 6th time. 

Being able to read the words, and knowing the definition of each word does not automatically mean that someone will understand the context of those words within a paragraph.   

[DannyBoy]

You guys crack me up.

God Loves You!

[dan foster]

.....and understand.

Okay, okay. I understand!  I took the "literacy" remark to mean you thought DB didn't express himself well. Because, after all, whether or not he comprehends someone else's words is just a much up to the author as the reader, isn't it?

This may be why Mr. Foster repeats his points sometimes. When someone doesn't understand what he has posted, he doesn't automatically assume the reader is slow. He feels it is at least possible he hasn't made himself clear, and so he tries to make the point with different phrasing. I think that's admirable. But then I've been known to bang my head against the brick wall, too.

I can type really fast, and now much faster than I can think (or read).  And, contrary to a few folks beliefs on here, I don't live on these boards and spend as little time as possible in the debates.  All together, it creates a real problem in ensuring that I have made my point as clearly as possible and, to borrow a phrase; if I had more time, I would make my statements shorter (editorialize them down to a very concise, unambiguous point).

With time, both the content and the assumed tone in the points would be much clearer.  I just don't take it, in most cases, and even let the spell cheker do my tinking for me ;>)

[pariann]

I can type really fast, and now much faster than I can think (or read).  And, contrary to a few folks beliefs on here, I don't live on these boards and spend as little time as possible in the debates.  All together, it creates a real problem in ensuring that I have made my point as clearly as possible and, to borrow a phrase; if I had more time, I would make my statements shorter (editorialize them down to a very concise, unambiguous point).

With time, both the content and the assumed tone in the points would be much clearer.  I just don't take it, in most cases, and even let the spell cheker do my tinking for me ;>)

You don't say.

[mcgonser]

No one really cares Ex:

[Exterminator]

No one really cares about me Ex:

Fixed this for you!

[mcgonser]

aren't you just the cutes little black hole of need. 

[Exterminator]

I think you're confusing me with your gash.

[mcgonser]

I am glad to see that a dirty, small, perverted mind is not gone, you have it all. Whats wrong Ex, not getting any? A little frustrated are you?

[me]

I am glad to see that a dirty, small, perverted mind is not gone, you have it all. Whats wrong Ex, not getting any? A little frustrated are you?

[Exterminator]

I am glad to see that a dirty, small, perverted mind is not gone, you have it all. Whats wrong Ex, not getting any? A little frustrated are you?

You're projecting.

[mcgonser]

To Ex: