Steve: .
You said: . [quote] I'm not surprised that he reacted in his quirky way to an unjustified comment. [/quote] . Oh really? Frank was using that same argumentative Internet attack-style, completely uncalled-for, in his initial post to me, before I’d said anything to him: . I quote: . [quote] Without changing ANY detail of the specification of the Gregorian Calendar (which you clearly want to keep) you follow the precedent set by your hero Pope Gregory III [/quote] . So, he was using the argumentative attack-exaggeration that I referred to, before I’d written anything to him. It was “out of the blue”, unprovoked, & uncalled-for. Right out of the starting-gate. . …& of course then he repeated the same wording, “your hero Pope Gregory III”. Evidently he was afraid that he wasn’t heard the first time. I didn’t say anything the first time, but, with the 2nd time I mentioned it. Do you think maybe if he doesn’t want to have it mentioned, then maybe he doesn’t have to do it with repetition? . And yes, I *have* encountered that before. There was something all too familiar about it. . So his unprovoked attack-language is okay, but my mentioning it is not? . You said: . [quote] On 2022-09-21 3:22 a.m., Michael Ossipoff wrote: . [quote] Yes some of you over there like to rely on exaggeration as an attack-tactic [/quote] I hope it's unintentional on your part, but the words "some of you over there" hint at a prejudice that disrespects not only Frank King but also others from his part of the world. [/quote] . I neither said nor implied nothing about everyone in any region or place. Neither did I say or imply anything about anyone other than some individuals by whom I was attacked in the manner which I referred to. . I said “some”. I didn’t generalize to any whole population anywhere. . …& I didn’t “disrespect” Frank. I merely called him on his inappropriate argumentative conduct. . There was no”prejudice”. Prejudice means prejudgement. Whom, pray tell, did I prejudge? . I referred to a particular thing that Frank had said. …& to prior experience with the same behavior. . Prejudgment means judging people you haven’t met, or people about whom you have no basis for what you’re saying, You’re straining the meaning of “prejudice”, bigtime. . No, I only made reference to past experience, but I didn’t express any judgment regarding anyone I haven’t been abused by. I was referring to the abusers that I’ve experienced, but I made no blanket judgments about anyone other than the attackers that I’ve encountered. . …& I didn’t imply that they comprise a significant or large proportion of any population. . …so where was the prejudgment by me? . About Gregorius vs Gregory: . I didn’t use the words “incorrect”, or “unacceptable”, or imply that Frank’s usage was unusual or uncommon. I merely made the uncontroversial obvious statement that Pope Gregorius didn’t call himself Gregory. The discussion was about his official actions, not about his chums called him in casual conversation. . So it’s common to call people by names other than their own (& by other languages’ equivalent names)? Fine. Whether it’s common or otherwise, I merely stated an instance of that. I said nothing about “incorrect” or “unacceptable”, & I made no statement regarding how many or how few people do that. . When Gregorius issued the order, he was acting in his official capacity as pope. He was acting as Pope Gregorius, not as Gregory or Greg. . As you yourself brought up: When Gregorius signed the document specifying the changes in the Julian Calendar, in 1582, with what name was his edict or order signed? . Whatever names he’s called by in various other milieux, settings or situations, especially outside his official capacity, or in other countries, he signed that thing as Gregorius. . Those are reasons why I made my comment. But I said only what I said, & I didn’t say “incorrect”, “unacceptable”, or anything about how many people use other names. I didn’t say what you attributed to me. . In summary, maybe it’s sometimes best to fact-check what one is saying about another person before posting it. On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 3:52 PM Steve Lelievre < steve.lelievre.can...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2022-09-21 3:22 a.m., Michael Ossipoff wrote: > > Yes some of you over there like to rely on exaggeration as an attack-tactic > > I hope it's unintentional on your part, but the words "some of you over > there" hint at a prejudice that disrespects not only Frank King but also > others from his part of the world. > > Though we could call every country & city by its earliest known ancient > name, it’s a bit different with a person’s name. > > It is seems pretty evident to me that historical figures of note were > routinely referred to using the name form applicable to the language being > spoken. Indeed, the convention persists today - think of the current pope. > He signs himself as Franciscus on papal papers, but he is routinely called > Francesco in Italian, Francisco in Spanish, François in French, Francis > in English, and so on. > > As well, the idea that the Vatican would allow an unacceptable or > incorrect name form to be used on a tomb inside St. Peter’s Basilica, is > ridiculous. Yet, as Frank mentioned, the tomb uses the name Gregorio. For > confirmation, here is a clip from a photo. > > So, Frank's use of 'Gregory' is the normal practice. I'm not surprised > that he reacted in his quirky way to an unjustified comment. > > > > > >
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