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Skriven 2006-10-11 07:51:00 av FRANK SCHEIDT (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ROY WITT
Ärende: bye
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-=> Quoting Roy Witt to Bob Klahn <=-
 
 RW>> 07 Oct 06 13:31, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Roy Witt:

 MvdV>>> Hello Roy!

 MvdV>>> On Friday October 06 2006 11:29, you wrote to BOB KLAHN:
 
 BK>>>>>  I thought he was just pulling your leg. It seems clear to me
 BK>>>>>  that's what he intended, but it is also clear he didn't actually
 BK>>>>>  say it. So, it looks like he took the opportunity to jerk you
 BK>>>>>  around.
 
 RW>>>> Then it backfired on him.

 MvdV>>> Admit it Twitt, you created a trap by making an issue out of an
 MvdV>>> obvious typo
 
 RW>> No, I made an issue that you refused to admit your
 RW>> statement was wrong, typo or not. You made your own trap, I
 RW>> just tripped it for you.

 MvdV>>> and then walked into your self set trap.
 
 RW>> LOL! You're an idiot looking for any excuse so that you
 RW>> don't have to accept or admit your own mistake.
 
 BK>  No,

 RW> Yes...
 
 BK> I replied to his msg in recognition that it was an obvious typo.

 RW> That's right, he made a typo! But that wasn't the the subject of his
 RW> error on my part.

 RW> He knew that he made a typo; I knew it and everyone else whose read it
 RW> knows it. Apparently you're as ignorant of the subject as he is. His
 RW> typo wasn't the point that I made. It was his poor choice of words,
 RW> which only enhanced the typo that I pointed out.
 
 BK> Your reply was three msgs down the chain, by which time it
 BK>  should have been obvious to a rock that it was a typo.

 RW> I know this is complicated for you but try this on for size: I'm not
 RW> looking at it as a typo, I'm not as petty as you or the other Spelling
 RW> Police in the echo.
 
 BK> Yet you started your part with, "How did you conclude...". Now you
 BK> don't "conclude" a typo.

 RW> Correct, I didn't point out a typo there. He incorrectly stated that
 RW> pi was equal to 3.1214 by using the word structure; instead of. Look up
 RW> the definition of 'instead of' before you put more shoe leather in your
 RW> mouth...
 
 BK> So, when he said he did not conclude any such thing, he was exactly
 BK> right.

 RW> Wrong. His wording indicated that he did come to a conclusion. In
 RW> using 'instead of', the sentence meant that he was sure that pi was
 RW> 'not' equal to 3, but that it 'was' equal to 3.1214 (sic). Typo not
 RW> withstanding, it was obvious to everyone but you and Vlist that he did
 RW> make a conclusion in his statement.

 RW> If you're having a hard time grasping the language structure, perhaps
 RW> a refresher in English 101 will help you.
 
 BK> When you hopped over that he led you around the block, and you
 BK> deserved no better.

 RW> That stubborn dutchman led me no where. He's incapable of that.

 RW> When I asked; "How did you come to that conclusion?" - He immediatly
 RW> knew that 3.1214 was in error, but wouldn't admit it by correcting that
 RW> error. 
 RW> My question was a valid one, as I was pretty sure that pi was equal to
 RW> 3.1415, but I wanted to know how he came up with that number.

 RW> THEN, he admitted to the typo, which was irrelvant at that point in
 RW> time, as he had already demonstrated his stubborness to admit a mistake
 RW> when it's there for everyone to see. Simply answering with 'I made a
 RW> typo' would have sufficed to drop the matter entirely.
 
 BK>  You flame over typos,

 RW> If you think pointing out something that isn't worded correctly, one
 RW> that was misleading the reader to think Vlist is stating something in
 RW> error, you have a problem of your won to worry about.
 
 BK> you flame over spelling errors,

 RW> You're full of shit. I'm not part of the Spelling Police in the echo.
 RW> I don't take that accusation lightly and demand an apology for your
 RW> error. 
 BK> you obviously have no interest in honest discussion or friendly
 BK>  conversation.

 RW> I prefer someone to be right when they say something. I also expect
 RW> them to correct their errors when they're pointed out to them.

 RW> And FYI, I don't flame over typos, nor do I point out typos or
 RW> spelling errors. That's merely your imagination working overtime. What
 RW> I expect is someone to know the grammar when they use it. Vlist would
 RW> expect no less of a non-native Dutch speaker and WILL take every
 RW> opportunity to point that out. I expect no less of his English grammar.
 
 BK>  You are a jerk.

 RW> You're too ignorant to know who is what...
 
 BK>  Thank you.

 RW> Fuck off.
 
 BK>  Goodbye.

 RW> No. Good riddance. Don't reply before apologizing.

Wow!  What an *outstanding* job of telling off both Mr. Vlist and 
Mr. Klahn at the same time!  I don't know that I've done a better 
job WRT Bob and *I* have been tying him up in knots for *years*!!  
Of course I've had little experience with Mr. Vlist since he 
fears "facing" me here ...
  
Congratulations!!

... "But, Officer, I had only ONE beer," said Bud Wisely

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