[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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  *** 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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