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Gads!

After reading his/her post #341, I don't "buy" into engineering either.

I do not see anyone completing a degree in engineering with such poor writing skills.

Russ? - You might think about demanding a refund on you education. Because you damn sure deserve one!

I do not see anyone completing a degree in engineering with such poor writing skills. Russ? - You might think about demanding a refund on you education. Because you damn sure deserve one!

I bit my tongue on making exactly the same comment. I decided that Russ's constant grammatical and spelling errors must result from English not being his first language, and on that basis it would be unfair to call him on them. It is inconceivable to me that a native English speaker with the benefit of higher education could have such poor writing skills.

Oh now I'm hurt. Because I dare to question your beliefs, I now don't even have a degree.

Gads, I have to say your in the same boat. You too should ask for your money back. I thought Radio Astronomers were Intellectuals, who you obviously infer you are. Are not Intellectuals suppose to have compassion on the weak of mind, which you imply I am. I don't buy that your a radio astronomer. Your just some weak minded nerd trying to socially fit in.

You need to go back to your school and demand your money back and then go home and beat the heck out of both your parents for raising you to be such a non-compassionate nerd.

I've known lots of engineers with that problem. They apparently were much more concerned with their area of major interest than in spelling correctly and having William Buckley's command of the King's English.

Hell, I've even worked with Business Administration grads who couldn't spell if their lives depended on it! (They really should have known better!)

Doesn't mean they were/are stupid. In fact, every one I've known has been sharp as tacks. Earned every cent of their paychecks. They do what they do. They don't try to emulate Rachel Carson when they "write".

While I agree that a liberal arts adjunct to one's education does make a more well-rounded person, I also recognize that not all people are into that.

I dunno. Maybe that's important to some of you. I don't regard it as the essential definer of a person's intelligence, nor the determiner of the veracity of one's argument.

You doubtless have other criteria on which to argue successfully with the person. This isn't merely not your strongest one, it's probably your weakest.

Do what you urge these people to do - stay on subject.

CA....