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To hope Mnetters have "Reading and Comprehension" skills????

105 replies

Pan · 01/07/2007 13:57

No facetiousness intended, simply a result of noticing a keeness to "attack" someone after ascribing entirely mis-placed 'labels' to them. This has been invariably after (perhaps deliberately) mis-reading posts made by them and then running away with themsleves on a tirade of bad language and general abuse, nothing to do with ANY level of debate.

It often manifests with posters apparently thinking"well if you think A, then you must think B" to themslves. It happened quite alot on the "bombings" thread over the weekend, to me specifically on a different thread, and have just seen it again elsewhere.

This IS a 'written word' forum, so I don't think it unreasonable to expect reading and comprehension skills to be absent.

Please read posts for what they say. NOT what you wish them to say.

I thank ewe.

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Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 19:50

Well, I take Personal Exception to this

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 19:50

And don't say "peeps". It makes my guts lurch.

Twiglett · 01/07/2007 19:51

but I swear she said it was purple

Twiglett · 01/07/2007 19:52
Pan · 01/07/2007 19:53

peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps peeps

anyone hear G. expiring???

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Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 19:54

Well excuse me for BREATHING

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 19:55
Twiglett · 01/07/2007 19:55
saggarmakersbottomknocker · 01/07/2007 19:57

Don't you find though, that posts beginning 'No facetiousness intended', just like those that start 'No offence but', actually mean quite the opposite.

And if you can comprehend that sentence then you'd probably pass the MN entrance exam.

Pan · 01/07/2007 20:01

no saggers, it's just so not. IT's a plea for careful reading of posts. That is all. No hidden agenda no nastiness, no hidden meaning. Just that.

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MellowMa · 01/07/2007 20:10

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MellowMa · 01/07/2007 20:10

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MellowMa · 01/07/2007 20:11

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littlelapin · 01/07/2007 20:12

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MellowMa · 01/07/2007 20:14

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Mercy · 01/07/2007 20:18

i don't understand what this thread is about [dense]

Pan, you wot?

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 20:18

tirnanog is the kind of name that sticks IMO - whenever I see TnIOgUGUGoogegoonoggy or whatever she calls herself now, I just screw my eyes up and see "tirnanog" anyway

southeastastra · 01/07/2007 20:19

gosh you've got the hump lately pan, complaining about this and that

(have you been drinking?)

Greensleeves · 01/07/2007 20:19

Mercy, have you got some sort of mild irritation of the cerebral membranes this week? You seem to be spending quite a lot of time wandering about saying "I don't understand. Whassat you say?"

saggarmakersbottomknocker · 01/07/2007 20:22

Male PMT

Oh sorry is that a not allowed 'misplaced label'?

Aloha · 01/07/2007 20:24

You clearly have a problem with a specific person on a specific thread, so why not say so, instead of starting threads basically saying 'I am cleverer than other people'.

Pan · 01/07/2007 20:25
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saggarmakersbottomknocker · 01/07/2007 20:26

Oh Pan - stop making a mess on the carpet! Get a grip man!

Pan · 01/07/2007 20:26

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Mercy · 01/07/2007 20:27

Possibly GS - it's called the menopause.

Just you wait It gets us all in the end (except Pan of course).

It may well be me but I feel as though there's some kind of sub-text going on atm which I am not a party to.