Comments on: In lieu of effective communication http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6464 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:00:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6464/comment-page-1#comment-12122 McGehee Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:33:31 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=6464#comment-12122 The word I would use for these councils and what they're trying to do, would be of Greek origin. Initially applied to people who avoided involvement in civic affairs (if I remember correctly), it now seems mostly to apply to those who <i>should</i> seek to avoid involvement in civic affairs, yet do not. The word I would use for these councils and what they’re trying to do, would be of Greek origin. Initially applied to people who avoided involvement in civic affairs (if I remember correctly), it now seems mostly to apply to those who should seek to avoid involvement in civic affairs, yet do not.

]]> By: unimpressed http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6464/comment-page-1#comment-12103 unimpressed Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:54:54 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=6464#comment-12103 Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity , and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity , and I’m not sure about the former. — Albert Einstein

]]> By: Scuffulans hirsutus http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6464/comment-page-1#comment-12098 Scuffulans hirsutus Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:17:43 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=6464#comment-12098 <strong>Today's quote...</strong> ... there is in fact no limit to dumbing down... Today’s quote…

… there is in fact no limit to dumbing down…

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/6464/comment-page-1#comment-12092 fillyjonk Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:03:25 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=6464#comment-12092 "bona fide, eg (exempli gratia), prima facie, ad lib or ad libitum, etc or et cetera, ie or id est, inter alia, NB or nota bene, per, per se, pro rata, quid pro quo, vis-a-vis, vice versa and even via." Oh please. I have NO Latin at all and yet I know every single one of these. Oh, and also <i>a priori</i> and <i>a posteriori</i> and <i>ad hoc</i> and probably a number of other ones I can't think of right now. (Then again, as you said, there is a word I know that applies here even though I have NO Anglo-Saxon) Seriously, they're going to make people write out "for example" when they could have used "e.g.,"? If having a diverse vocabulary makes one a snob, then I am a proud snob. “bona fide, eg (exempli gratia), prima facie, ad lib or ad libitum, etc or et cetera, ie or id est, inter alia, NB or nota bene, per, per se, pro rata, quid pro quo, vis-a-vis, vice versa and even via.”

Oh please. I have NO Latin at all and yet I know every single one of these.

Oh, and also a priori and a posteriori and ad hoc and probably a number of other ones I can’t think of right now.

(Then again, as you said, there is a word I know that applies here even though I have NO Anglo-Saxon)

Seriously, they’re going to make people write out “for example” when they could have used “e.g.,”?

If having a diverse vocabulary makes one a snob, then I am a proud snob.

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