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  • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

    Did you forget how to read English again? Or are you in denial?
    I recommend all take the same tact I have. If she asks for "clarification", "what do you mean by..", "Define..." etc. on something you wrote, refuse to engage until she puts forth a good faith effort at reading comprehension. So far she's refused any requests when they've been made, and it puts an end to her petty games. This is most likely because she DOES understand, and a good faith effort at reading comprehension would demonstrate it, thus preventing her from derailing the conversation from the point made into meaningless semantics.

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    • Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post

      I recommend all take the same tact I have. If she asks for "clarification", "what do you mean by..", "Define..." etc. on something you wrote, refuse to engage until she puts forth a good faith effort at reading comprehension. So far she's refused any requests when they've been made, and it puts an end to her petty games. This is most likely because she DOES understand, and a good faith effort at reading comprehension would demonstrate it, thus preventing her from derailing the conversation from the point made into meaningless semantics.
      She seems to be under the erroneous impression that I give a flying fig about whether she accepts what I said or not.

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      • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

        Did you forget how to read English again? Or are you in denial?
        Your response was feeble. Was that the best you could manage?
        "It ain't necessarily so
        The things that you're liable
        To read in the Bible
        It ain't necessarily so
        ."

        Sportin' Life
        Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin

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        • Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post

          I recommend all take the same tact I have. If she asks for "clarification", "what do you mean by..", "Define..." etc. on something you wrote, refuse to engage until she puts forth a good faith effort at reading comprehension. So far she's refused any requests when they've been made, and it puts an end to her petty games. This is most likely because she DOES understand, and a good faith effort at reading comprehension would demonstrate it, thus preventing her from derailing the conversation from the point made into meaningless semantics.
          As "she" has noted [ I feel like a character from one of H Rider Haggard's novels] when dealing with certain topics it is essential to define terms.

          "It ain't necessarily so
          The things that you're liable
          To read in the Bible
          It ain't necessarily so
          ."

          Sportin' Life
          Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin

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          • Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post

            As "she" has noted [ I feel like a character from one of H Rider Haggard's novels] when dealing with certain topics it is essential to define terms.
            Good faith efforts work wonders. Especially when you are asking for clarification on whats written when everyone else seems to have understood it just fine.

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            • Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post

              Good faith efforts work wonders.
              Not for me.


              "It ain't necessarily so
              The things that you're liable
              To read in the Bible
              It ain't necessarily so
              ."

              Sportin' Life
              Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin

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              • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

                She seems to be under the erroneous impression that I give a flying fig about whether she accepts what I said or not.
                I shall remind you of Rhett Butler's last remark to Scarlett.

                However, when you start throwing allegations around I expect you to provide some serious evidence in support of your contentions. What you produced was "feeble".
                "It ain't necessarily so
                The things that you're liable
                To read in the Bible
                It ain't necessarily so
                ."

                Sportin' Life
                Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin

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                • Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
                  Not for me.

                  Yes, I see you generally lack the use of good faith efforts.

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                  • Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post

                    Yes, I see you generally lack the use of good faith efforts.
                    That reminds me of a joke.
                    "It ain't necessarily so
                    The things that you're liable
                    To read in the Bible
                    It ain't necessarily so
                    ."

                    Sportin' Life
                    Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin

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                    • Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post

                      Your response was feeble. Was that the best you could manage?
                      I will take that as a "yes" you are pretending to have a hard time reading English again.

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                      • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

                        I will take that as a "yes" you are pretending to have a hard time reading English again.
                        I understood your comments perfectly I just consider your examples to be feeble.
                        "It ain't necessarily so
                        The things that you're liable
                        To read in the Bible
                        It ain't necessarily so
                        ."

                        Sportin' Life
                        Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin

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                        • Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post

                          I understood your comments perfectly I just consider your examples to be feeble.
                          I understand. Sour grapes.

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                          • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

                            I understand. Sour grapes.
                            It would appear that you are "having a hard time reading English".
                            "It ain't necessarily so
                            The things that you're liable
                            To read in the Bible
                            It ain't necessarily so
                            ."

                            Sportin' Life
                            Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin

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