Re: All hail Bob!
Date: 10 May 2006 12:18:42 -0700
Message-ID: <1147288722.902898.12070_at_j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Frank Hamersley wrote:
> Keith H Duggar wrote:
> > My heart was lifted to see this post. Being an absolute
> > newcomer to this NG perhaps you may be interested in the
> > tail explaining why. Especially since being a newcomer
> > (I only started reading the archives of this NG several
> > days ago)
>
> Not a very big sample size! Individuals posting
> frequencies here can be quite lumpy.
> > I truly had no prior knowledge of nor any bias for or
> > against any of the regulars in this group.
> >
> > I do however, have a significant bias against willful
> > ignorance and stupidity and an eye trained to recognize
> > it quickly. And here is what happened.
>
> What about domain knowledge - I assume you consider
> yourself well endowed to be sorting the diamonds from the
> coal?
> > ... Often these ignorami attacked as a pack pathetically
> > like so many lesser evolved animals in typical mob
> > behavior.
>
> Hmmm - I haven't noticed any concerted attacks - did I
> miss something or are you embellishing (lets say poetic
> licence)? That said Bob and I have a recent history but
> that is all one on one - no pack involved.
> > Now EN, for his own purposes, continually engaged these
> > pack animals.
>
> So he was clever, but not that smart then!
> > I was truly worried the same doom awaited BB. So I was
> > heartened to see a recent posting of at least one other
> > who appreciates the especially helpful and keen (though
> > sometimes blunt :) Bob Badour.
>
> I think Bob has a thick hide - so it is much less likely.
JOG wrote:
> Strider wrote:
> > Fabian Pascal at his site has whole section dedicated to
> > analyzing and identifying ignorance and ignorami:
> > http://www.dbdebunk.com/page/page/3161496.htm
>
> There's a certain sense of irony at work when people use
> the incorrect plural of ignoramus. Faux pluralisation of
> latin-looking words is a sure sign of.... well, nevermind
> ;)
Ignoramus IS a Latin word (not just "latin-looking" though ignoramus is not a Latin noun). It is _also_ an English word (noun). Therefore one could reasonably allow an informal discussant the flexibility to use ignorami (which would probably have been correct Latin had ignoramus been a noun) rather than ignoramuses (correct English). So it is not a "sure" sign of ignorance and thus may or may not be ironic. For example if and when I employ ignorami it is an informed decision usually made primarily if it seems kewl. In my first post I used it to pay homage to BB who had used ignorami on several occasions in what I assumed to be an informed "insider" choice for this newsgroup.
Keith Received on Wed May 10 2006 - 21:18:42 CEST