Re: All hail Bob!

From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 23:56:12 GMT
Message-ID: <w4v8g.6107$A26.154786@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>

JOG wrote:

> Keith H Duggar wrote:
>

>>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).

>
> People make the same mistake with completely non-latin words such as
> virus, hence the catch all.
>
>

>>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)

>
> Yes, 'Ignoramus' is not a latin noun and as such, using 'ignorami' is
> incorrect.
>
>

>>rather than ignoramuses (correct English). So it is not a
>>"sure" sign of ignorance and thus may or may not be
>>ironic.

>
> If one is does not know the correct use, one is ignorant of it, and
> that, despite what alanis morissette might have told you, is ironic.

Fabian coined the term vociferous ignoramus (as near as I can tell), and I have seen him use the 'ignorami' plural form many times. He has an exceptional proficiency with language and his mother tongue is one of the modern languages that largely resembles latin. I think it is safe to assume he is well aware of any irony.

I am sure he is also aware of the irony that those who lack the intellectual honesty or capability to address substantive points and who instead nit pick irrelevant minutiae are the same people who dismiss RM proponents as 'pedantic'.

Romanes eunt domus! Received on Wed May 10 2006 - 18:56:12 CDT