<p>I’ve been stopping in here to see what others might have had to say about Westmoreland’s ignorance, but I’m seeing mostly heat and little light. Perhaps less commenting on other posters would be a good idea?</p>
<p>(PS: Do you know how bizarre a thread can be when you’ve got a prime participant on your Ignore list and hence only see the response posts? You might want to try it sometime. 
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<p>Indeed, she did.</p>
<p>If I had money, I would throw The Elements of Style at her. I am not sure what would induce clarity, however: would it be the impact of the book hitting her head or her actually learning from it?</p>
<p>Perhaps both. Hah.</p>
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<p>What? You are ignoring my posts?</p>
<p>That is a bad question, I know, given that you cannot read my posts if you are ignoring me. Oh well.</p>
<p>CGM, </p>
<p>Your command of English and coherence is legend on these boards. I have nothing to add but I do worry that the big-words you believe me to write have only exasperated your obvious and deeply felt analytic afflictions. For your own sake, look away CGM; and if not that, smile at the world and, in time, it will smile back at you.</p>
<p>Allmusic,
You said, FS has already labeled me as “sharp as a bowling ball” for pointing this out. I found that endearing. To be clear I was simply referring to your admitted difficulties with reading comprehension, while quoting Master Foghorn and Mel Blanc. </p>
<p>I assume, in many respects, you are sharper than the average scrivener and yet many here seem to have no such problem in navigating their craft through such English storms as rise out of these tepid C-C-Ceas. Or, as Foghorn would say (mixing metaphors), I keep pitchin em and you keep missin em. Aptly named, Foghorn always says it better as his sayings are cleverly designed to cut through the thick fog of incomprehension that dulls the wit of many a bewildered yachtsmen. </p>
<p>Curiously, this fog, or incomprehension seems only to afflict those who, on the face of it, take exception to my humble point of view to begin with to be clear, posters like you and CGM who may have more in common than simple dissent–to be fair. Whats more, not to further muddy your still waters, I receive numerous private and public comments to the contrary by others on cc further down stream such that it fills my sails on a good day. </p>
<p> often enough, from those who routinely disagree with my outlook, seen happily sailing in the opposite direction on the way to distant and exotic lands I know not at all, hows about that?–in your defense, all of them tend to be very good writers and seamen themselves and, one assumes, proficient in reading words and constellations (perhaps a sense of humor helps, as well, when sailing like Sinbad into the unknown). </p>
<p>MS,
Its a pleasure, really.</p>
<p>Ilovegrog,
Same to you but more of it
wait, you already said that, didnt you.;)</p>
<p>Peace to all.</p>
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<p>I agree.</p>
<p>As a philosophy major, I observe many occasions in which other majors see philosophy as a means to express complex ideas complexly. In the end, they receives the Bs. The students who receive As are those who express complex ideas clearly and with simplicity. That is the art of philosophy.</p>
<p>Clear writing that has been prettified for the purpose of affecting intelligence or sounding impressive is best left for that joke of a major some refer to as… English.</p>
<p>FS, I have no problem with your point of view, and actually enjoy different ways of looking at the same information, as a matter of fact. Nothing I like more than an interesting debate.</p>
<p>I do have tremendous problems with ad hominem attacks, superiority complexes and unpleasant internet board behavior. It simply isn’t becoming, and these are insights into social nuances/graces I would offer to my children or other young people, so consider it my gift to you.</p>
<p>I am reading your posts just fine, nspeds.</p>
<p>I had to look up ‘irony’ after skimming this thread.</p>
<p>“Irony is a form of utterance that postulates a double audience, consisting of one party that hearing shall hear and shall not understand, and another party that, when more is meant than meets the ear, is aware, both of that more and of the outsiders incomprehension.”</p>
<p>It isn’t easy to define and has many shifting meanings.</p>
<p>“Some psycholinguistic theorists suggest that sarcasm, hyperbole, understatement, rhetorical questions, and jocularity should all be considered kinds of verbal irony”</p>
<p>Also might well have included the case wherein a gang exudes superiority while (falsely)chastising another for the same fault,…</p>
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gates closed keep the horse; anyhow, it is the though that counts, thanks;)</p>
<p>:) (I do enjoy the liveliness)</p>