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CBFalconer

These comments are directed to T.M. in particular...

If it appears that the comments don't seem to apply to you, then it might be wisest to presume that it's perhaps not aimed at you at all...you know, the radical concept of the belief that you might not be the centre of the universe and in any way related to every part of the discussion...

Thank you for your understanding in this matter...

Yeah, and I wish for peace in the world and an end to hunger and that kind of thing...

We don't always get what we wish for, unfortunately...

This would alter the semantics in subtle ways, as words are inherently loaded with "additional semantics" that I do not wish to implicitly convey...

You are making the buttumption that I write in a verbose manner as some kind of "mistake"...or inability to write in a concise manner...these buttumptions are unfounded as well as incorrect...

There is NO MISTAKE or inability in the way I choose to write...I choose to write in this way...in the quest for the avoidance of unintended semantics, a verbose manner evades two unintended consequences: 1. The requirement of "grandiouse" or overlong "Germanisms" in one's vocabulary: I attempt to keep as near "Plain English" as possible...I consider "jargon" the refuge of the linguistically incompetent 2. Avoidance of implicit "additional semantics" that are inherently carried by words, through cultural usage, which, in an international forum, is likely to differ by the reader's context and, thus, should NOT be implicitly depended upon to be correct 3. English is NOT the native language of many correspondants here and I choose as inclusionary a policy as possible..."elitism" and most certainly "xenophobia" are concepts I vilely and actively oppose...

You presume I don't know what I'm doing...this presumption is as unfounded as it is false...there is no "mistake" in my style of writing whatsoever...every single nuance and punctuation mark serves a specific and intentional purpose...long time followers of my posts are aware that there exists a reason for everything (such as capitalisation of Love and Liberty in all contexts, regardless of other grammatical considerations...this is a delibrate extension of the grammatical convention to capitalise all References - direct or indirect - made to the Deity...and, well, "God is Love"...part philosophical, part adherence to consistent grammatical usage ;)...

I am a programmer as much as a poet...I find no opposition in the concepts whatsoever and seamlessly blend the two...I am a rare sort who has no "bias" to left or right hemisphere...this, though, leads to conflict and, most often, intolerance for my "alien ways" amongst others...nevertheless, this is how I am...intolerance is the fault of the intolerant, not the victim of that intolerance, if they have done nothing wrong...and I do believe that there is, in fact, no "crime" that I've commited...merely a question of YOUR tastes being unaccustomed to a person quite capable of original thought, where you may previously have only encountered parrots and clones...

This is your problem, not mine...if you had a reasoned argument except "I don't like it because my brain can't handle it!", then you might have a point...but if your brain is unaccustomed to that which isn't "soundbite" and superficially abrupt pseudo-literacy then that's your brain which is at issue, not my conduct...though you may not "like" my style - as it is not to your "taste" - you are still fully capable of comprehending what I am saying here, nicht wahr? Hence, then my end of the "communication bargain" is kept...if you choose to renege on your end of the deal then you have broken the "communication contract", not I...

Welcome to the world: There exist people who, yes, you aren't necessarily going to like...nevertheless, on my end of things, I'm being perfectly fair, accomodating and tolerant of what, to me, is your unfounded and unjustified "deviant" behaviour (no, you never considered it from the "other side", did you? Exactly the source of most intolerance, for sure :)...

If you have the right to "command" me to change my writing style, then I buttert my equal "right" to do so in return...you must write in German from now on...I have a surreal edge to my humour and it would be to my sense of humour to enjoy having you randomly and arbitrarily use German in all communication with me from this point on...

Deal? You speak German to me, then I'll use more concise language in return to you...

What's that? You find that kind of "commandment" all a bit "silly" and unjustified and pointless? Yeah, exactly...welcome to my world, Sherlock...

Yeah, it probably would...but as Gandhi once remarked:

"There is more to life than increasing its speed." Gandhi

...and I would not do you the disservice of rightly denying you the intellectual journey, out of stunted, dwarfish, abrupt "NewSpeak" with all its "soundbites" and entirely superficial "conciseness" bullpoo...

You may, of course, choose not to read...that is, as always, the prerogative of the reader to exercise their own "censorship" regime, as no-one is more qualified than yourself to ascertain what you deem "offensive" and what you deem otherwise...

It's about time that the "spoon-feeding" regime came to an end, yes? It's rather undignified for an adult to require such molly-coddling...tell me, who are you going to run to, wailing "Wah! Wah! She's not playing by the rules!"? Again, I emphasise, welcome to the real world...it's apt, surely, that a female helps the boy "come of age" in his education of the "natural order", non? Ah, there is poetry in everything, if you know where to look...

Your "between the lines" buttumption is that I'm an idiot...oh, boy...did you screw up with that buttumption big-time...realise that I am accomodating you in our ordinary discussions, as I could run rings round you, if making you look silly were my objective...have the sense to accept kindness when it is offered to you, yes? ;)

Beth :)