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To: Protagoras

posturing person: one who puts on airs of erudition by using fancy terminology where simple terms suffice.

illiterate posturing person: such an one who, instead of using the correct word "subscribe", incorrectly uses "ascribe" in a context wherein it has no meaning.

vain illiterate posturing person: such an one who is corrected in his error, yet fights tooth and nail against such correction

foolish vain illiterate posturing person: such an one who posts definitions in attempt to bolster his vain fight, which instead illustrate ever more fully his error

vainglorious/delusional foolish vain illiterate posturing person: such an one who, having had his head handed to him repeatedly and inarguably, declares victory.

Of course, as you have stated that you do not >cough< "ascribe" to empiricism, the fact that you suffer contrary-to-fact delusions of supremacy surprises no one.

dither on as long as titillates your pseudo-intellectual narcissistic fancy, I care not, neither shall I attempt your improvement nor in any other manner attend you further.

"firewall 6" is now in effect.


520 posted on 08/31/2006 1:51:42 PM PDT by King Prout (many complain I am overly literal... this would not be a problem if fewer people were under-precise)
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To: King Prout

Why are you so obsessive? Ascribe, subscribe, describe, prescribe, proscribe--they all pretty much mean the same thing.


521 posted on 08/31/2006 3:07:07 PM PDT by ahayes ("If intelligent design evolved from creationism, then why are there still creationists?"--Quark2005)
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To: King Prout

Excellent, perhaps you can go out and play now.


523 posted on 08/31/2006 6:14:38 PM PDT by Protagoras (Lay down with dogs, get up with fleas)
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