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Islander - the ability to translate specialist jargon for the lay-person without dumbing it down is rare and precious indeed.
Yes this. TEFL teachers of any merit learn that just because people can't speak English, doesn't mean you have to shout and treat them like idiots.
There's also a fine line between being articulate and being a smug, patronising smart-arse.
It pays to read back in the thread sometimes.
a limb report
yes, those do seem to be prosthetic legs stacked under the house
My limbic system needs maintenance. Any limbic dances out there?
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If you don't say much, your level of articulateness (articulation? articularity?) will atrophy. I'm not advocating this.
Thank you. I feel my whole approach is vindicated. Others might not thank you as much ;-)
In terms of articulation (not of trucks) by degrees, I often find when speaking with qualified professionals who have the 'authority' to speak more forcefully than myself on certain subjects (say doctors for example) I more than hold my own, whereas in more informal contexts I can get quite easily flummoxed.
In some ways 'speaking off the cuff' under pressure is an easier thing for me than writing, editing, and hitting the right notes all the time on forums, for example. In most instances where I trust my instinct verbally, I get away with it. Second guessing tends to come across as 'trying too hard'. 'Ya' think?'
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You can drop being articulate as easily as putting down a gun
In my experience this is more commonly referred to as 'silence'.
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Yes!! Lawrence Arabia No.1 on Hype machine's Twitter chart:
http://hypem.com/#/twitter/popular
The world of pop is but my plaything.That's awesome, and also makes a complete mockery of my AU Post Grad Dip in Marketing. Thanks. Two years of my life wasted, and all I needed to know was that if you've got Russell Brown on your team, you win!
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There is a certain kind of bureaucrat that cannot be swayed by even the most convincing of arguments. Often it seems purely on the principle of being in a position of power, rather than being a rational human being.
This seems particularly common when enforcing the building code.
Scenario:
Council (often in Rodney, I hear*): 'You can't do that it's against regulations.'
Random Home Owner: 'Yes, but it is obvious that once you sign it off, I'm just going to re-instate the bit you said I couldn't, because it's clearly ridoculous'.
Council: 'That's not my problem.'
RHO: 'Excellent, so just sign it off as it is.'
Council: 'No, sorry, can't do that.'
RHO: 'Doesn't this seem like a circuitous argument to you?'
Council: 'Stop trying to baffle me with bull-shit. No.'
RHO: (Runs around pulling up paving): 'Ok, sign here please.'
Council: 'I knew you'd see sense'
RHO (Waves): 'Byeeee.' (Re-instates paving).Who won? Probably the person who buys the house, gets a limb report and tells you they'll take 10,000 off the price in consideration of the illegal paving.
*A story pretty much identical to this was relayed to me last weekend.
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I married Irish. I'm used to losing arguments. Well, at least that's what she thinks.
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Speaking of headlines, Mikey just telegraphed a big announcement about the real reason he left bFM breakfast by saying 'The uncanny resemblance to this story' made him break his silence.
Laugh, I nearly did!
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Informations Is Beautiful Gulf Oil Spill Infographic.
That's amazing. I loved the colours in culture one too. New Order Album cover made easy.
And Gio, how did it know where I live? Well, I know, but that was a little scary.
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I know, they should use lego!