>>"Ivo" == Ivo Wever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ivo> It is an unqualified statement indeed. I'm just exagerating Ivo> Manojs point and claim I understand it (because calling it Ivo> 'condescending' supposes that the majority of the society feels Ivo> that way and I want to make clear that at least one person Ivo> thinks otherwise).
Are you sure condescending means what you think it means? (Oh, BTW, that is me being condescending again). Condescending, in context, implied that I felt superior to the people I was talking to. There was no suggestion that any one else felt superior right along side of me. manoj Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condescended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Condescending}.] [F. condescendre, LL. condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See {Descend}.] 1. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior. ``Condescend to men of low estate.'' --Rom. xii. 16. [1913 Webster] Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of superiority. condescending \condescending\ adj. exhibiting an attitude of superiority; patronizing; -- used of behavior or attitude. >From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]: condescending adj : (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [syn: {arch}, {patronizing}, {patronising}] -- Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song? Steven Wright Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]