It's my opinion that those of us with pride do try to do our best. There are many of us on this forum that lack a formal education, but that's no reason to dumb down to the point where we look like the morons we could be.
I've commented before that I moderate a machinist and live steam forum along with the gold forum. On that board we have a retired college dean that has a sig line that has taught me some values. It says, simply, "you are what you write". Our words represent us----an example of our credibility---our (perhaps) worthiness---our very being.
joem said:
I have a pet peeve with people using the word ignorant with being an idiot instead of meaning unknown.
Chuckle! Oh, yeah. I found (using myself as the example) that we often hear a word or phrase that catches our fancy, and we don't have a clue as to its true meaning. Ignorant is often used to express one's dissatisfaction with another, as if to imply they are rude. One of the most pleasant people one may know can very well be ignorant of the facts on any given subject and still be a wonderful person. It simply implies they do not know the pertinent points on a given subject---it has nothing to do with their demeanor.
The one that gets my goat, and fast, is "I could care less". That is to imply that you care, but not a lot. When I'm moved to apply such a phrase to a comment, it is spoken "I
couldn't care less", implying that my level of concern is so low that there is no lower level. Those that "could care less" are telling others they are concerned. How weird is that?
A parting shot-----ever heard anyone say they take it for granite? (Granted).
If people would only listen to the things they say!
(Myself included!)
Harold
