[Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ASSAM
Chan Mahanta
cmahanta at charter.net
Thu Aug 23 05:57:20 PDT 2007
At 10:06 PM -0700 8/22/07, SANDIP DUTTA wrote:
>:-))
>
>C'da wrote : "So what if I infer something incorrectly and someone
>corrects me? Would that make me look stupid? On the other hand it
>would make me more informed. We will all be better for it. Being
>exposed as disingenuous however is another matter"
>
>Heh Heh - why not get into the art of practicing what you speak ??
>You are being corrected all the time by all our netters here - but
>do you learn? The answer is no!
>
>People with closed minds never learn - do they :-)?
>You are being corrected all the time by all our netters here - but
>do you learn?
*** Did I miss something? My apologies. Can you or the others point
out one or two? For ol' times' sakes. Puleez!
>
>Rgds,
>SD
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Krishnendu Chakraborty <krish_gau at yahoo.com>
>To: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>; SANDIP DUTTA
><pseude at yahoo.com>; Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>
>Cc: assam at assamnet.org
>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:02:53 AM
>Subject: Re: [Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ASSAM
>
>Hmmm...... does that do any good. We tried it a
>number of times (includnig the Ant Grasshopper) but
>--- 'nwdhown gaa dhouaali, nakhawn bhaat khuali,
>nigilw ki koro kor' " (Quote courtesy C'da)
>
>
>--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> > >It is definitely a good example but in other
>> sense ---
>> > of how you twist words, put your words in others
>> >mouth and avoid answering relevant questions.
>>
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>> *** If I did that, the antidote would have been to
>> point out HOW I
>> TWISTED it or what I put on a whose mouth, for all
>> to see. End of
>> story!
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>> At 12:59 PM -0700 8/22/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty
>> wrote:
>> > > A good example was your understanding of the
>> >> feeble fable of the
>> >> Ant and the Grasshopper :-).
>> >>
>> >
>> >It is definitely a good example but in other sense
>> ---
>> > of how you twist words, put your words in others
>> >mouth and avoid answering relevant questions.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> I have always maintained I will explain. But I
>> want
>> >> to see where the
>> >> questioners are coming from.
>> >> If they get it, it is a feather on their caps.
>> If
>> >> not we will explain.
>> >>
>> >> A good example was your understanding of the
>> >> feeble fable of the
>> >> Ant and the Grasshopper :-).
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> At 10:55 AM -0700 8/22/07, Krishnendu
>> Chakraborty
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > > It is also widely known that people
>> sometimes
>> >> >> play 'no-comprendo' and invoke an inability
>> to
>> >> >> exercise the ability, in order to avoid
>> facing
>> >> >> unpleasant truths they would hate to admit
>> or to
>> >> >> express it when faced with more than one
>> >> >> possibility but unsure of which is the
>> correct
>> >> >> one. A fear of being seen as simple-minded
>> or of
>> >> >> being seen as disingenuous or dishonest is
>> what
>> >> >> produces the response.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >That perfectly explains why you avoid answering
>> >> many
>> >> >unpleasant questions :-)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >c'da , since this was copied to me directly,
>> could
>> >> >not help jumping in
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> At 9:27 PM -0700 8/20/07, SANDIP DUTTA
>> wrote:
>> >> >> >Dear Sondon Da,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >I am not in the business of mind reading.
>> So I
>> >> >> asked.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> *** How about ordinary English?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It does NOT take mind-reading, but an
>> ability
>> >> to
>> >> >> draw inferences from what is written, in
>> >> ordinary
>> >> >> English, that is .
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Degree of this ability is a measure of a
> > >> person's
>> >> >> intelligence, which usually improves with
>> >> >> experiences and exposures gained over time.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It is also widely known that people
>> sometimes
>> >> >> play 'no-comprendo' and invoke an inability
>> to
>> >> >> exercise the ability, in order to avoid
>> facing
>> >> >> unpleasant truths they would hate to admit
>> or to
>> >> >> express it when faced with more than one
>> >> >> possibility but unsure of which is the
>> correct
>> >> >> one. A fear of being seen as simple-minded
>> or of
>> >> >> being seen as disingenuous or dishonest is
>> what
>> >> >> produces the response.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> But we are all in that same boat. So what
>> if I
>> >> >> infer something incorrectly and someone
>> corrects
>> >> >> me? Would that make me look stupid? On the
>> other
>> >> >> hand it would make me more informed. We will
>> all
>> >> >> be better for it. Being exposed as
>> disingenuous
>> >> >> however is another matter.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> So, give it a try. Read my lips ! Perish the
>> >> >> thought about hurting my feelings by
>> exposing my
>> >> >> hidden intentions.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> s-d
>> >> >>
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>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Rgds,
>> >> >> >Sandip
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >----- Original Message ----
>> >> >> >From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>> >> >> >To: SANDIP DUTTA <pseude at yahoo.com>;
>> Krishnendu
>> >> >> >Chakraborty <krish_gau at yahoo.com>; Chan
>> Mahanta
>> >> >> ><cmahanta at charter.net>; Ram Sarangapani
>> >> >> ><assamrs at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >Cc: assam at assamnet.org; Krishnendu
>> Chakraborty
>> >> >> <krish_gau at yahoo.com>
>> >> >> >Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:21:39 PM
>> >> >> >Subject: Re: [Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE
>> PEOPLE OF
>> >> >> ASSAM
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >*** Why don't you give it a try and figure
>> it
>> > > >> >out by yourself? As a highly trained
>> whatever,
>> >> >> >you ought to be able to do so. A high
>> school
>>
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