Personally, I wouldn't adjust my language at all in front of
PJs[sic] grandmother,
This is why you might wind up being
persona non grata in polite company. In any case, what I recalled for
you was PJ's expressed wish that Groklaw, and its contributors, be of a quality
of which PJ would have pride in showing to her grandmother. That includes
language and quality of contributions (information quality as well as
presentation quality). PJ's respect for her grandmother speaks to PJ's state of
mind, not to her grandmother's, anyway, so you show a lack of comprehension by
your statement.
Why we think the elderly have forgotten their youth
I will never understand.
I haven't forgotten my youth, and the
respect I showed for those who gave me so much (whether I now think or then
thought the gifts appropriate). Yes, as a septuagenerian, I would qualify as
'elderly', thank you. I find a quality presentation of accurate information to
be the sine qua non of effective communication: I try (but, alas,
sometimes fail) to deliver this, as I have done since childhood. I see most of
the real contributors doing the same.
For myself, I find immaturity of
expression, especially in an unsigned comment, to be a sign of immaturity of
thought: these are reasons not to bother giving any credence to the content.
If you haven't given thought to your presentation and your language, how can we
conjecture that you have given thought to your content? A person who disrespects
himself and his audience by such immaturity cannot claim or expect any respect
in return. ---
--Bill. NAL: question the answers, especially mine. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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