At 10:06 PM -0700 8/22/07, SANDIP DUTTA wrote:
:-))
C'da wrote : "So what if I infer something incorrectly and someone
corrects me? Would that make me look stupid? On the other hand it
would make me more informed. We will all be better for it. Being
exposed as disingenuous however is another matter"
Heh Heh - why not get into the art of practicing what you speak ??
You are being corrected all the time by all our netters here - but
do you learn? The answer is no!
People with closed minds never learn - do they :-)?
You are being corrected all the time by all our netters here - but
do you learn?
*** Did I miss something? My apologies. Can you or the others point
out one or two? For ol' times' sakes. Puleez!
Rgds,
SD
----- Original Message ----
From: Krishnendu Chakraborty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; SANDIP DUTTA
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: assam@assamnet.org
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:02:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ASSAM
Hmmm...... does that do any good. We tried it a
number of times (includnig the Ant Grasshopper) but
--- 'nwdhown gaa dhouaali, nakhawn bhaat khuali,
nigilw ki koro kor' " (Quote courtesy C'da)
--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >It is definitely a good example but in other
sense ---
> of how you twist words, put your words in others
>mouth and avoid answering relevant questions.
*** If I did that, the antidote would have been to
point out HOW I
TWISTED it or what I put on a whose mouth, for all
to see. End of
story!
At 12:59 PM -0700 8/22/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty
wrote:
> > A good example was your understanding of the
>> feeble fable of the
>> Ant and the Grasshopper :-).
>>
>
>It is definitely a good example but in other sense
---
> of how you twist words, put your words in others
>mouth and avoid answering relevant questions.
>
>
>
>
>--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I have always maintained I will explain. But I
want
>> to see where the
>> questioners are coming from.
>> If they get it, it is a feather on their caps.
If
>> not we will explain.
>>
>> A good example was your understanding of the
>> feeble fable of the
>> Ant and the Grasshopper :-).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 10:55 AM -0700 8/22/07, Krishnendu
Chakraborty
>> wrote:
>> > > It is also widely known that people
sometimes
>> >> play 'no-comprendo' and invoke an inability
to
>> >> exercise the ability, in order to avoid
facing
>> >> unpleasant truths they would hate to admit
or to
>> >> express it when faced with more than one
>> >> possibility but unsure of which is the
correct
>> >> one. A fear of being seen as simple-minded
or of
>> >> being seen as disingenuous or dishonest is
what
>> >> produces the response.
>> >
>> >
>> >That perfectly explains why you avoid answering
>> many
>> >unpleasant questions :-)
>> >
>> >
>> >c'da , since this was copied to me directly,
could
>> >not help jumping in
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> At 9:27 PM -0700 8/20/07, SANDIP DUTTA
wrote:
>> >> >Dear Sondon Da,
>> >> >
>> >> >I am not in the business of mind reading.
So I
>> >> asked.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> *** How about ordinary English?
>> >>
>> >> It does NOT take mind-reading, but an
ability
>> to
>> >> draw inferences from what is written, in
>> ordinary
>> >> English, that is .
>> >>
>> >> Degree of this ability is a measure of a
> >> person's
>> >> intelligence, which usually improves with
>> >> experiences and exposures gained over time.
>> >>
>> >> It is also widely known that people
sometimes
>> >> play 'no-comprendo' and invoke an inability
to
>> >> exercise the ability, in order to avoid
facing
>> >> unpleasant truths they would hate to admit
or to
>> >> express it when faced with more than one
>> >> possibility but unsure of which is the
correct
>> >> one. A fear of being seen as simple-minded
or of
>> >> being seen as disingenuous or dishonest is
what
>> >> produces the response.
>> >>
>> >> But we are all in that same boat. So what
if I
>> >> infer something incorrectly and someone
corrects
>> >> me? Would that make me look stupid? On the
other
>> >> hand it would make me more informed. We will
all
>> >> be better for it. Being exposed as
disingenuous
>> >> however is another matter.
>> >>
>> >> So, give it a try. Read my lips ! Perish the
>> >> thought about hurting my feelings by
exposing my
>> >> hidden intentions.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> s-d
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >Rgds,
>> >> >Sandip
>> >> >
>> >> >----- Original Message ----
>> >> >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >> >To: SANDIP DUTTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Krishnendu
>> >> >Chakraborty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Chan
Mahanta
>> >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Ram Sarangapani
>> >> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >> >Cc: assam@assamnet.org; Krishnendu
Chakraborty
>> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >> >Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:21:39 PM
>> >> >Subject: Re: [Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE
PEOPLE OF
>> >> ASSAM
>> >> >
>> >> >*** Why don't you give it a try and figure
it
> > >> >out by yourself? As a highly trained
whatever,
>> >> >you ought to be able to do so. A high
school
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