<VV> Terminology thoughts (little Corvair)

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Obviously you prefer to curse the darkness. I prefer to light the lamp.... of knowledge.
-Mark

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------Original Message------
From: S M <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
To: <airvair at earthlink.net>,"S M" <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Date: Sat, May 8, 9:33 PM -0700
Subject: Re: <VV> Terminology thoughts (little Corvair)

Is there a tape loop playing in your head , Mark? I've seen this same post  about 15 times from you since I joined VV. What brought it on this time? This is "trolling". Add that term to your dictionary.
Please don't anybody respond to this email, or we'll all be barraged by about 500 replies from Mark, telling you how stupid you are for thinking differently than he does. Don't take the bait, and for God's sake don't call a backlight a "rear window" or "rear windshield".  I'm sick of this "Sport Sedan" rant.

Learn a little tolerance, Mark.  
There, somebody had to say it.

yea, Vairily ... Shaun

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Corbin <airvair at earthlink.net>
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010 5:40 pm
Subject: <VV> Terminology thoughts (little Corvair)
To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>

> 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. 
> ThereforeMarketing created it's own term, which may be 
> acceptable in marketing. But
> if one leaves off the "sport" and merely says "sedan", then by 
> definitionthey 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 
> consideredaccordingly. 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 
> displayingstupidity. 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
> 
> 
> 
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