Why are people worldlywise, but not wordywise?
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first question:  I believe it is in the genes.  You either "get" words, or you don't\n\nSecond question (saved 2 points good for you)  I don't believe they do.  I'm not really sure what you mean.
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in our western world we are more civilized...\nafter all...we have the jetsons...\nin the eastern world you still have the flinstones...
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It is a human tendency to think that one who does not see things as you do is just stupid.  Sometimes people who are dominated by their left brain are very one-sided in their thinking.  Their brain tells them that there is logic and reason to support a particular theory, and it closes off to any other viewpoint.  People argue at cross-purposes to each other, because they are thinking in 2 completely different ways.  They talk past each other from different paradigms, and it seems so senseless.  \n\nEach person seems the biggest dummy to the other.  One has not refuted his fellow until he has refuted him from within his own paradigm.
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Frisky Briskly and Risky?\n\n\nBrisky is not a word Briskly is
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Because in a written medium, writing is all we see of another's personality.\n\nIf a guy I was talking to on the street - no matter how interesting the conversation - suddenly started speaking in a heavy Creole dialect that I couldn't understand, I might mention it. In fact, I'm pretty darned certain that I would mention it!\n\nTypos and spelling errors, IMO, aren't that big a deal, so I don't point them out as a rule. If someone is misusing a word I might ask, "Do you mean thisword? In that case I think . . ." as a way of letting them know politely.\n\nbt i gota tl u dat wen i c a centnc lik dis, i skp d intir post. What is the point of trying to communicate with someone who can't communicate clearly in that language? I figure that if I'm shouting at a deaf person, ~I'm~ the one with the problem.\n\nPersonally, I appreciate it when someone corrects my writing ~if~ they do it gently and with a helpful attitude. If they're just playing one-up, I may learn something, but they lose my respect.\n\nAnother reason, I think, is that some of us simply love language. Here's something I wrote which shows how I feel:\n\nAmerican English is a beautiful language, though many Brits would laugh at the suggestion. It’s a fluid language, growing and evolving as fast as our upstart country itself. It’s spoken in a symphony of accent, idiom and dialect, sung on street corners and in opera houses, the child of many parents. It takes what it needs from this or that language to round itself out; it’s vibrant and alive.\n\nOf course the spell checker isn't working, so no doubt I've made errors! Ain't it always the way?
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Because it is fun to get other peoples' perspectives. Some things you just can't find on google, especially the way some of these people spell.
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I agree, the world would be VERY boring.  Mistakes are awesome (when they are the kind you can laugh at!).  They make us closer, and if we were perfect, we wouldn't be tripping down the stairs; we'd be walking SLOWLY and have perfect balance.  If the world was perfect, we wouldn't say the wrong thing and make everyone laugh; we would think CAREFULLY before we spoke.  Thank God we aren't perfect!  In Heaven, though, it'll be a "perfect" perfect, if that makes sense! :-)
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It is the human nature. Curiosity. We always try to do things that we are told not to. Human history is filled with incidences of curiosity. Right from Adam & Eve down to discovery of America and further on. Its all about curiosity.\n\nBut human mind is a rational one and it is up to us to draw a line as to what we should do and what we shouldn't. Its about your ethics, morals, principles and upbringing.
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It is inherent in our nature as conscious, rational beings to contemplate the order of the world and our place within that order.\nThat is why we ask.
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Obviously your more intelligent than most people. That's not taking a stab at ya. Some are more receptive to their world than others. You see what many are blind to. But it may be rude to correct people all the time. Gentle aknowledge their veiw and show them yours without any judgement. Don't be sorry ....just be yourself yourallright and on track.
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I admire people who think like you! You have painted the current turmoil in world beautifully in words. I am also wondering whether the answer lies in RELIGION, POLITICS or HUMAN FOLY in itself. I also agree that life is too precious and too short for squables.
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People eventually become Optimi*s*ts because there are some "pesimits" who sound even more stupid. When people realize that they can spell better than pesimits, they feel relatively intelligent, and feel hopeful for themselves. \n\nHence, they become optimists.
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because by human nature, we are very good at preaching to others but not doing it ourselves. We are very good at judging people but not ourselves, and we probably don't see what we do as 'wasting' water.
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No.  It is just how some people have fun,or get their point across more aggressively or lack other forms of vocabulary..  Some are just plain rude or demented..:)
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I think it would be safer to generalize by saying that immoral people tend to be more stupid than people with higher morals.  Low moral people think with their genitals, high moral people think with their hearts and minds.  They don't trade what they want MOST (happiness) for what they want NOW (sex or acceptance.)
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we are always thinking...non stop.nothing else can translate our thoughts other than language.\nlanguage is the means of communication and also a vehicle of thought.\nwithout language a writer,politician,salesman,lovers cant communicate...ouuuuch
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I think it is meant to be a paradox.. you are putting two descriptions together that are contradictory...by saying "smart" and then saying "a-s-s," you are saying they are not smart at all..