Right, people who don't know what a word means aren't likely to be bothered if it's misused. Duh.
Feebs, you've consistently missed the point. Has nothing to do with FFL being a "chat room" (it isn't a chat room anyway, it's a Web forum). There was no need for you to comment on this in any case, and Richard, of course, was just doing his usual trolling. This has become a "big deal" only because the two of you were incapable of keeping your traps shut even though neither of you had anything to say. Funny, probably most people were able to sort it all out, and not stumble, or get hung up on whether it was a transcript or an article. See Emily,the thing is, it is just a chat room. And as such you can choose to make a big deal about non issues, or just let some things slide because they are so minor, and you know what it is a person is saying. your choice of course. and then of course, there is the option of kindly pointing out a correction, instead of trying to humiliate someone. your choice of course. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> wrote : Well, I had Judy's take on it. I would have liked to seen the transcript if there was one, also. I know the difference between the two words. Share knows too now and just corrected herself. Richard is delusional today again. He now thinks Share was talking about a grade transcript, which is completely off in left field; he may need to go see his psychiatrist and get his medications checked. Steve, this is simple - no one is castigating Share - there is no "rigorous standard" being applied by Judy. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote : Sure Judy, you seem to feel it's important to apply a rigorous standard in setting where it really doesn't matter much. But that's your prerogative of course. Sometimes that pays dividends here, I think. Oftentimes not. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : It's actually not fine, because it's misleading to those who know what the word means. Basic rule of thumb: If you don't know what a word means and are too lazy to look it up, don't use it. In this case, it appears that the idea was to show off by using a fancier, more technical term when the word "article" would have sufficed and been perfectly clear. But the more technical term was used incorrectly, and lack of clarity was the result. I would have liked to have seen a full transcript, so I asked for the URL. The response to that request revealed the error, which Richard has been compounding with his own irrelevant comments about "legal documents" and school records, which had nothing to do with the issue. I think for the great majority, (probably 99.9%) of people who have some education, and for purposes of a chat room, the use of the term transcript in this instance was fine. I think everyone understood it for what it was. Now, maybe it, if someone felt so inclined it might warrant some minor clarification. But doesn't it seem a little out of whack to attempt make some over sized issue out of this. You might want to direct that last comment to Richard. (Of course, you're now attempting to make it an "over sized issue" yourself without even having understood what the problem was.) But perhaps "grudges" must always supersede general cordiality. No, "grudges" aren't a factor here, except perhaps for yours against me. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> wrote : You are in delusion too much of the time, Richard. I don't know if you really believe your convoluted posts or if you do it on purpose to amuse yourself. You are losing/have lost all credibility with this MO. The point was to clear up Share's lack of knowledge about using the word "transcript" to mean "article" - it was an inaccurate use of the word in the way she was applying it. Your post is completely irrelevant and meaningless. Case closed. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote : From now on and henceforth, on FFL, a transcript means any written record of a speech, debate, or a discussion; and shall not be used as a legal document in any case law; or submitted to a school board as a record of grades and course completed. To reiterate: A transcript is any written record of a speech, debate, or discussion. There are no legal documents on this chat site. Case closed. On 3/16/2014 10:45 AM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote: A transcript is a complete, verbatim written record of everything that was said, without narrative interpolations (except perhaps for "[laughter]" or "[applause]"). A transcript is a complete, verbatim written record of everything that was said, without narrative interpolations (except perhaps for "[laughter]" or "[applause]"). You are overruled 2-1: On FFL and most other discussion groups, a transcript means any written record of a speech, debate, or discussion, not a legal document. Sorry, you don't make the rules around here. Now take your seat, Ms Stein.
