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Re: What about the first?
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Fri, 28 May 2004 15:22:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Don Heyse wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
> > > for assidious and malintentioned nitpickers to find.
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> > If you are going to insult me,
are you an assiduous and malintentioned nitpicker? If not, I wasn't talking to
you Scott, apologies if you think I was, but therefore I wasn't insulting you.
If you are, then, by your own admission, identifying you as such isn't an
insult, merely an identification.
> > please at least check your spelling first;
> > Don has to look these “big words” up in his pocket dictionary! ;-)
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> I use google, and you're right, I did need to look up the first biggie.
> Unfortunately the top link from google didn't help much:
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> <http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:IEoo9mL8uI8J:www.neoism.net/definition_index_2.html+definition+of+assidious&hl=en&start=1
> definition of assidious>
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> Or maybe that was sneaky debator's trick for calling someone an insidious @$$
> and passing it off as a typo?
Nope. merely a typo for assiduous:
From: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=assiduous (careful, it spawns
popups that not all stoppers stop)
"2. unceasing, persistent"
Being called on that typo certainly proves part of my point, though. (watch for
a post saying 8 out of 9 instead of 7 out of 8) By the way, this thread might
prove interesting reading:
http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=18612&t=i&v=a
Note how hard Dave E. tries to get Scott to stop wiggling, without positive
result. Look how deep this thread gets:
http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=18778 with no real outcome.
Really, Don, (and Dave K) (as this did start with your remarking about debate
style, if I recall correctly) you'd be well served not to get into long back and
forths with Scott. There's no "there" there.
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| Can anyone tell me exactly what this is achieving? Is there any sort of aim to these attacks on me? Is this “constructive” Don? Should I just ignore him? Is his behavior acceptable? Is he obsessed by me? Should I be flattered by the attention? (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms, FTX)
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| (...) I use google, and you're right, I did need to look up the first biggie. Unfortunately the top link from google didn't help much: (URL) of assidious> Or maybe that was sneaky debator's trick for calling someone an insidious @$$ and passing it (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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