<VV> Terminology thoughts

[RoboMan91324 at aol.com]

Why is it that some people feel the need to control what other  people do 
and say?  Hmmm, isn't this the same guy who was telling people  that they 
aren't allowed to sell their telescoping columns on eBay for whatever  money 
they can get?  I think he was also telling us that we are not allowed  to put 
our valued Corvair parts on the shelf for future use.  
 
He feels the need to control what people say and do and comes  off as 
pompous and arrogant in the process.  Well, the USSR collapsed years  ago so he 
can't join them.  Maybe he can join the present DC administration  to enable 
his need to force his will on people.
 
By they way, only bumpkins fall off of turnup trucks.   The rest of us fall 
off of turnip trucks.  Does that make us just a little  less ignorant or 
stupid?
 
Ok, we have heard the rant several times now.  We  know you hold most of us 
in contempt but even the most ignorant or stupid  among us know your 
opinion now.  For those among us who feel  the need to be educated by the likes of 
you, here is the deal.  Hold  your lessons off of vv.  I suggest that those 
who want this service contact  the "professor" off line.  Maybe if he has 
just one student, the rest of us  won't need to suffer his pathetic wrath.
 
Doc
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In a message dated 5/9/2010 6:34:29 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:

Date:  Sat, 8 May 2010 20:41:03 -0400
From: "Mark Corbin"  <airvair at earthlink.net>
Subject: <VV> Terminology thoughts  (little Corvair)
To: "Virtual Vairs"  <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Message-ID:  <380-22010509041393 at earthlink.net>
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Back in the days of the Corvair, Chevrolet Marketing  called their 4door
hardtop a "sport sedan" even though it was a misnomer.  There wasn't
anything "sedan" about them. "Sedan" doesn't designate the  number of doors,
as you can just as easily have a 2door sedan as a 4door  sedan. Therefore
Marketing created it's own term, which may be acceptable  in marketing. But
if one leaves off the "sport" and merely says "sedan",  then by definition
they are using a totally different meaning  word.

Some people may wonder why so often I mention the necessity of  using
correct terminology. The reason is simple. A person is judged by  how
proficient he is in his speaking ability. If someone speaks like a  country
bumpkin who just fell off the turnup truck last week, they are  considered
accordingly. But if that bumpkin is intellegent, he can be  educated. Then
he'll be able to speak in an intellegent and educated  manner, and people
will have a much higher regard for him. Part of that is  the usage of
correct terminology. The wise person takes pride in his  ability to speak
proficiently, using as much correct terminology as his  education has given
him. In fact, he'll even strive to find out and use as  much correct
terminology as possible.

The difference between  ignorance and stupidity is that ignorance is the
lack of knowledge, while  stupidity is the failure to use that knowledge.
Thus when someone calls a  terminal block a "thingy" or a late model Corvair
4door a "sedan", he is by  definition either ignorant or stupid. Ignorant if
he doesn't know the  proper terminology, and that's forgivable. But he is
being stupid if he  does know but persists in using incorrect words
nontheless. 

I am  surprised when someone does so, as that person is willfully  
displaying
stupidity. What amazes me even more so is that some people seem  to delight
in showing off their stupidity, like it's cute or funny or some  kind of
badge of honor. It makes me think that that person doesn't  respect
themselves enough to speak in correct language, and would rather be  thought
of as stupid. So if they don't respect themselves, how can they  expect me
to respect them?

If some people are offended by this, then  they really need to look in the
mirror and ask why they don't respect that  person looking back at them. 

All of this is just how I see things.  Just my opinion. At least you'll know
why I mention terminology from time  to time.

-Mark