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The trouble with language textbooks | ||
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| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6548 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 17 of 52 29 January 2008 at 2:18pm | IP Logged | |||||
Well then, that was a whole lot of whining about nothing.
I already tried it. Apparently I'm not intelligent enough, because it doesn't work well for me (not as well as just normal reading and listening, that is). 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| atamagaii Senior Member Anguilla Joined 6204 days ago 181 posts - 195 votes Speaks: Apache* | Message 18 of 52 29 January 2008 at 3:02pm | IP Logged | |||||
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To leosmith
I was bored a little bit so I thought I would start a fight once more, and you reacted accordingly. But I changed my mind. It is much better now. You're right, it's much ado about nothing. But you needn't worry, you're intelligent enough to use textbooks. As a former teacher you should know this: Nemo sapiens nisi patiens. I'm just a juvenile delinquent, I won't reform. What about a virtual cup of Japanese sake? Let bygones be bygones. Even leserables forgave me, so why shouldn't you? Edited by atamagaii on 29 January 2008 at 3:04pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6548 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 19 of 52 29 January 2008 at 7:53pm | IP Logged | |||||
I was a volunteer math and physics teacher in Tanzania. My training didn't include latin. Sorry, you're still just a little too sharp for me.
Ok. But for pure entertainment value, may I continue to disagree with you? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| wordwizard Diglot Newbie Canada none Joined 6388 days ago 14 posts - 15 votes Speaks: English*, German | Message 20 of 52 04 February 2008 at 2:57pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Most textbooks are geared to schools. That means they have to be politically correct. Heaven forbid somebody's Mommy is offended by a topic related to real life. This sounds ridiculous but unfortunately it's not.
Also colleges are required to be intellectually respectable and impressive to their peers. What the student learns may be what the college needs him or her to learn to support their reputation. I find magazines are far better for learning. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| TreoPaul Senior Member United States Joined 6328 days ago 121 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German | Message 21 of 52 04 February 2008 at 5:51pm | IP Logged | |||||
You might investigate having your caps key checked. It seems to be getting stuck. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| atamagaii Senior Member Anguilla Joined 6204 days ago 181 posts - 195 votes Speaks: Apache* | Message 22 of 52 04 February 2008 at 10:20pm | IP Logged | |||||
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To TreoPaul
And you'd better put your thinking cap on. If you have any. I might be crazy, but I'm not a nut. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| TreoPaul Senior Member United States Joined 6328 days ago 121 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German | Message 23 of 52 05 February 2008 at 9:37am | IP Logged | |||||
Nope, I don't have a thinking cap. And darned if Wal*Mart isn't plum out. I guess this means I need bow to your superior cognitive skills and freestyle capitalization rules. I know when I've been bettered. UPDATE: 1:00 PM -5:00 GMT My apologies to all for cluttering this forum/thread with this and my previous off-topic post. As replies have already been made, I'll not delete this. However, so as not to add yet another off-topic posting, I'll update this post rather than add another off-topic diatribe. Paul Edited by TreoPaul on 05 February 2008 at 12:00pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| atamagaii Senior Member Anguilla Joined 6204 days ago 181 posts - 195 votes Speaks: Apache* | Message 24 of 52 05 February 2008 at 11:28am | IP Logged | |||||
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To TreoPaul again
I type as I see fit and you seem to be having a fit of apoplexy. Why superior? Just my opinion. Is it your inferiority complex or what? Bow before your wife. Let it be. Get a drink, go for a walk. The sun is shining. The birds are singing. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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